Christmas Cheese!

[pikeyed]

Well, I know that the topic of cheese is very popular on the forum so figured this would be well responded to. I have volunteered to do the christmas cheese board for my family on Christmas day. Usually my partner and I like to shop plastic free and local but that could end up pricey for around 20 adults. Any recommendations?

[jazzer]

pm'd you

[Moovart]

13 hours ago, pikeyed said:

Well, I know that the topic of cheese is very popular on the forum so figured this would be well responded to. I have volunteered to do the christmas cheese board for my family on Christmas day. Usually my partner and I like to shop plastic free and local but that could end up pricey for around 20 adults. Any recommendations?

The Cheese Block on Lordship Lane.  Great variety of delicious cheeses at varied prices.

[Penguin68]

Mons, at the other end of LL, has excellent cheeses too, but is also not cheap. In their case, as for the Cheese Block, price is matched by quality. I have always found the cheese they sell to be in excellent condition. As well as good examples of their type. 

[ed_pete]

14 hours ago, pikeyed said:

Well, I know that the topic of cheese is very popular on the forum so figured this would be well responded to. I have volunteered to do the christmas cheese board for my family on Christmas day. Usually my partner and I like to shop plastic free and local but that could end up pricey for around 20 adults. Any recommendations?

So you want non-supermarket, artisan cheese, for 20 adults.

Decent cheese from a cheesemonger will cost at least £25 a kg (probably more), so allowing 100g each that's 2kg so expect to pay £50-£60.

Good luck finding anything cheaper that isn't from a supermarket.

[Angelina]

Borough market has good cheese

[David Peckham]

If you can track down the owners of the now defunct Heritage Cheese in the village, there could be some stock-clearance bargains if you don't mind your cheese a little pre-nibbled.

[pikeyed]

Thanks to everybody for the responses. Agree that £50-60 is somewhat excessive so supermarket is likely to be the route we take.

[David Peckham]

If you're going British, Marks and Sparks do a fantastic Cornish Cruncher Cheddar (get the three year old if it's on offer) and a Stilton/Stichelton which are wrapped in something more like wax paper. 

I'm pretty sure they used to do a Stinking Bishop which had minimal plastic wrapping, as well.

Edited 1 hour ago by David Peckham
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[ed_pete]

55 minutes ago, pikeyed said:

Thanks to everybody for the responses. Agree that £50-60 is somewhat excessive so supermarket is likely to be the route we take.

Buy it from the supermarket. Cut in it into wedges. Wrap neatly in greaseproof paper. No one will no any different.

[CPR Dave]

1 hour ago, David Peckham said:

If you can track down the owners of the now defunct Heritage Cheese in the village, there could be some stock-clearance bargains if you don't mind your cheese a little pre-nibbled.

I think they still have a shop in Borough Market??

https://www.instagram.com/heritagecheeseuk/?hl=en-gb