The Big Cheese Bracket: Day 7
January 17, 2012 in Persephone Bracket
Man, yesterday was fuckin’ painful, huh?
Results for Day 6:
Cheddar 76% v. Gorgonzola 24%
Camembert 54% v. Cream Cheese 46%
RIP, Team Bleu.
You won’t get any relief yet, sorry to say: the supremely indulgent Brie, Queen of Cheeses, fights for dominance over the magnificently multifaceted Gouda, and Ricotta, the essential fresh Italian, vies with the intricately delectable Fontina.
Persephoneers, state your cases! Creamy decadence? Multiferous possibility? Kitchen staple? Luxurious depth? Even your Bracketmaster is unsure which way to go!
How does this post make you feel?
- Motivated
- Smarter
- Tickled
- Hungry
- Sad
- Angry
freckle said on January 18, 2012 at 8:45 am
HA HA Gouda. Speaking as a half Dutchie, Gouda is the pauper of cheeses. My nose is so far up in the air right now that I could nose-bump a giraffe.
lostinmybox said on January 17, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Those of you voting against gouda seem to never have had good gouda. It’s so yummy and versatile. I love it all from the smooth/creamy young gouda to the sharp old (like years and years old) gouda.
No joke, when I have friends who fly back to the Netherlands I have them bring me back wheels of gouda.
14KGold said on January 18, 2012 at 6:09 am
Oooooh… When my Dutch aunt goes back to visit her family, she returns with awesome lemon drops. Perhaps I should consider asking for Gouda as well! Although really, I find I get great stuff here :) Have you had Uniekaas? I just discovered it last year, so I’m still swooning and raving over it!
QoB said on January 18, 2012 at 8:47 am
Does she also get stroopwafels (stroopwafeln?) ? LOVE.
14KGold said on January 18, 2012 at 10:37 am
Yes!! She’s introduced me to lots of fun stuff :)
freckle said on January 18, 2012 at 10:56 am
Stroopwafeln :D You were right with stroopwafels. Syrup waffles!
QoB said on January 18, 2012 at 11:23 am
Sorry that was my decade-old German rearing its head!
lostinmybox said on January 19, 2012 at 12:07 pm
I actually have some Uniekaas in my fridge right now! So good. I’m also all over stroopwafels, the ones at Trader Joe’s aren’t the same.
[E] pileofmonkeys said on January 18, 2012 at 6:18 am
I do love Gouda. I just love Brie more.
[E] Selena MacIntosh said on January 17, 2012 at 11:15 pm
lostinmybox said on January 17, 2012 at 11:24 pm
yesss!
[E] Selena MacIntosh said on January 18, 2012 at 12:16 am
14KGold said on January 18, 2012 at 6:10 am
Triple Cream Brie? NAH, triple gif WIN! These are beautiful.
Sarah Mojo said on January 18, 2012 at 8:34 am
Team Gouda!!!! For sure.
Tequila Mockingbird said on January 17, 2012 at 11:08 pm
I said it last time and I’ll say it again: AGED GOUDA.
Gouda gets amazing when it gets old. What happens to brie when it ages? It just gets more and more of that nasty white shit around the outside. Who wants that? NO ONE. That’s who. BAM.
Pam Newman said on January 17, 2012 at 9:10 pm
“Team Brie &” for life!
Brie & honey.
Brie & berries
Brie & apples
Brie & graham crackers
Brie & nutella
Brie & pretzels
Brie & Brie!!!
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Funny how it’s always “&”… Brie can’t really manage to fend for itself, huh??!!?!?!
Pam Newman said on January 17, 2012 at 9:20 pm
Aw, damn. Girl, why’s it gotta be like that?
You hand me some Gouda on a plate and some brie on a plate and ask me to pick one, you can bet your bottom dollar that the sun will come out and I’ll pick that brie!!
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Bet your bottom dollar that you’ll be trying to wipe the residue off your fingers ’til that sun goes down, baby ;) ‘Cause that cheese don’t stand on its own, nuh-uh!!
Pam Newman said on January 17, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Wipe? How dare you imply that I would wipe the sweet nectar of creamy, delicious, succulant brie from my fingers like a common cream cheese!
Brie is like the sweet delicate drizzle of the honey between the legs of a cheese nymph. I dare not waste a single drop, and I shall lick every morsel from between my fingers, because brie is fucking delicious!
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 9:37 pm
IT’S BEIGE.
BEIGE, WOMAN.
*That was, however, beautiful.*
Pam Newman said on January 17, 2012 at 10:09 pm
It matters not what color a cheese is, but the content of it’s tastiness.
Gouda is just snobby cheddar, and something to accompany a sausage in a gift basket. Brie is a dessert, topping, something you can smear on a naked body, perfect for grilled cheese if you’ve got the $$$ like that and it’s name is even cute enough to possibily name a child after. [1]
There are even people living in the united states with the first name Brie. [2]
Furthermore, Brie is an elegant [3] cheese which brings out the best in people.
1. http://www.babynames.com/name/Brie
2. http://howmanyofme.com/search/
3. http://www.ilovecheese.com/cheese_profile.asp?Cheese=Brie
[E] Selena MacIntosh said on January 17, 2012 at 10:10 pm
This might just call for a dance-off, Newman.
GOUD-A GOUD-A GOUD-A!
Pam Newman said on January 17, 2012 at 10:23 pm
Team Brie was born ready. Somebody drop me a beat!
Bring it on!!
[E] Selena MacIntosh said on January 17, 2012 at 10:30 pm
[E] pileofmonkeys said on January 17, 2012 at 10:40 pm
AMAZING.
[E] pileofmonkeys said on January 17, 2012 at 10:41 pm
However, I am Team Brie. Sorry.
[E] Selena MacIntosh said on January 17, 2012 at 11:10 pm
BWAHAHAHAH! Nicely played, monkeys.
14KGold said on January 18, 2012 at 6:01 am
Bless this thread.
SomeAuthorGirl said on January 17, 2012 at 9:08 pm
How did Team Bleu not make it?! How?!
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Blame the Havarti upset over Roquefort, I think.
Amanda said on January 17, 2012 at 8:30 pm
I don’t understand this blue hatred. You’re all MAD, I say. MAD.
Linotte Melodieuse said on January 17, 2012 at 6:41 pm
No, no! Brie for life!
paperispatient said on January 17, 2012 at 6:30 pm
No. NO. 14k! I am voting that this post makes me feel angry again because now you’ve pitted BRIE AGAINST GOUDA!?!
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Dude, blame the bracket, not me ;)
CherriSpryte said on January 17, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Gouda is the worst of the cheeses, and Brie is the best. You know why? Because where there’s brie, there’s a special occasion.
While of course, you need your everyday cheeses, you also need a cheese to remind you that, yes, this IS a party, or you are indeed having a romantic moment, or that you or someone who cares about you has gone out of the way to make things nice. You know how you can tell? Because there’s brie.
TEAM BRIE.
Pam Newman said on January 17, 2012 at 9:25 pm
My name is Pam Newman, and I approve this message.
[E]SaraB said on January 17, 2012 at 5:27 pm
I… I… I just don’t know. Gouda is a gimmie. It is just so gouda. But ricotta and fontina? This may be the one I have to skip. I am cheese-speechless.
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 5:49 pm
It took me quite a while to finally check that box–the only really tough choice I’ve had so far!
[E]SaraB said on January 17, 2012 at 6:16 pm
I finally made a decision. I had to play the “could I live without…” game. Do I want to live in a world without lasagna? No, I don’t.
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 6:42 pm
I’m gonna be relying on a varient–”would I prefer life if I had never tried this v. that”–for the Elite Eight.
[E] Slay Belle said on January 17, 2012 at 5:22 pm
I only vote for the cheeses I understand. I have a very small cheese palate.
milly parkhurst said on January 17, 2012 at 5:18 pm
Gorgonzola lost.
girl, hold my earrings.
OneBigPear said on January 17, 2012 at 5:25 pm
I love you forever for using that gif.
[E] pileofmonkeys said on January 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Word. Team Gorgonzola.
[E] Selena MacIntosh said on January 17, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Your contest has increased my cheese consumption by at least 50%. The last two times I went to the store, I made a beeline for the cheese cooler first.
Also, team Gouda. Gouda is the fanciest of what I refer to as the blue-collar cheeses, not to be confused with the bleu chesses. I come from a long line of blue-collar cheeselovers, and every special family event included lots of Gouda. (And the late, under-appreciated Edam.)
Gouda is the perfect cheese. It’s flavorful enough for cracker accoutrement or eating right off the block, but it’s mellow and melty enough to make a fan-fucking-tastic cheese sauce. Gouda is more than a cheese, it’s an icon of the dying middle class.
Vote for the proletariat cheese, the cheese who keeps his head down, works hard, and goes the extra mile in unexpected ways. Brie is pampered and fragile. Sure, he tastes pretty good baked in a crust, but faced with the prospect of a hearty macaroni and cheese or nacho dish, Brie would fail miserably. Brie is one-note, while Gouda is a multi-tasker. Brie is bland while Gouda is smoky, buttery and complex. Brie is for showing off, Gouda is for eating.
Vote Gouda. Gouda is Gouda for you.
milly parkhurst said on January 17, 2012 at 5:20 pm
this was compelling… i will indeed vote for gouda.
[E] Slay Belle said on January 17, 2012 at 5:22 pm
My uncle showed up at a family dinner last night with this massive amount of cheese that he had been given at another dinner party and asked if anyone wanted it. Mini practically pried it out of his hands.
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 5:23 pm
*sniff*
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
OneBigPear said on January 17, 2012 at 5:27 pm
I … feel compelled to buy Gouda on my way home tonight.
Kortney Thoma said on January 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Gouda for President! And may Gorgonzola be it’s running mate!
Sparkle Motion said on January 17, 2012 at 7:50 pm
You have reminded me that there is good in the world.
lostinmybox said on January 17, 2012 at 11:28 pm
A single tear rolled down my check as I read this. Viva Gouda!
veruna said on January 18, 2012 at 9:45 am
Brava! *claps* That was beautiful. I will vote for gouda, the best cheese for cheese grits and the working class. :)
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 4:49 pm
COME ON PEOPLE, DEFEND YOUR TERRITORY!!
GOUDA 4LYF. Gouda is grand, gouda is great! Gouda is sweet and creamy when young, rich and sumptuously flavored when aged! Old Goudas such as Uniekaas are works of art, crystalline and caramel-y and lingering! Goudas are amazing smoked! Gouda is perfect with most fruits, and wonderful to eat by itself!
Brie is… boring. It’s yummy as fuck, no question, but it doesn’t have all that much personality beyond its texture. It’s rich! It’s buttery! It’s… well, not anything else.
fun back in sin said on January 17, 2012 at 6:32 pm
I had to vote for Gouda over Brie purely because of smoked Gouda. Oh, smoked gouda! My favorite sandwich in the world is: arugula, tomatoes, smoked gouda, and a wee bit of pesto. Especially nice on sourdough.
14KGold said on January 17, 2012 at 6:45 pm
UNF. Although actually, if I could pick of all the cheeses to pair with arugula (which happens to be my fave leafy green), I’d go with fontina. I rarely do, ’cause it’s rather pricey, but whatever ;) But yeah, smoked Gouda… MAPLE smoked Gouda…
Cripes, time for a cheese sandwich!
Sparkle Motion said on January 17, 2012 at 7:53 pm
There is also spiced gouda. And jalapeno gouda! Mmmmm.
Kortney Thoma said on January 17, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Gouda is gooda.
bookling said on January 17, 2012 at 4:42 pm
RICOTTA FOREVERRRR
I will straight-up eat ricotta with a spoon.
Cesy said on January 17, 2012 at 4:38 pm
There is both brie and a cumin gouda in my fridge now. So hard to choose between the two.
QoB said on January 17, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Sorry Gouda. The Brie that’s currently in my stomach might rebel if I voted for you.