Lori Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Perhaps it has been covered before, but can anyone advise if a good strong stilton can be found in France? online or otherwise. I'm American so don't have family/friends bringing stuff from England An English neighbor served a huge round of this cheese at a Xmas party and I am still dying to have some more.Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourangelle Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Just as a guard against disappointment Stilton is traditionally a Christmas cheese, so if you did get some it might not be as good as the one you tasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceR Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 The best stilton I have seen in the UK or France is at the cheese stall in Le Touquet market. His carrier bags say that he has the fromagerie in Place Dalton Boulogne a few doors down from the pecheurs d'Etaples co-op fish shop(That is the square where the market is held)I am going by the quality of the marbling which is usually a good indication, I have to say I am too busy trying all his other wonderful cheeses to get round to buying it. Try Vieux Bruges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 Thanks. Had no idea it was consider a Xmas serving..Bruce - I don't really know where you are, probably far from me in the Vaucluse. You think I can find the V. Bruges in a shop round here?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 There is something called the Epicerie Anglaise on the web and they tend to get artisanal products. I'm pretty sure a friend got some from them a couple of years ago. I wouldn't order anything like that during summer, but from September onwards should be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 [quote]Perhaps it has been covered before, but can anyone advise if a good strong stilton can be found in France? online or otherwise. I'm American so don't have family/friends bringing stuff from England ...[/quote]Have you tried the French substitutes for Stilton?Roquefort St AgurBleu d'AuvergneFourme d'AmbertBleu de BresseTry to get them from a 'crèmier/fromager' shop or from the market stall. It is somewhat better than the prepack stuff from the supermarket.They are available year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 Missyesbut - Yes, tried all those you named, like them, but don't find them at all close to the excellent Stilton I had at Xmas. I will try to find the Epicerie Anglais online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabman Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Am I missing something in this thread, or isn't Vieux Bruges a fairly expensive Belgian beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opel Fruit<P><BR>Opel Fruit, Dept. 53<P> Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 And do be careful with small-scale "imported" chilled/perishable products.Sitting on a hot ferry for umpteen hours in a coolbag or cheap 12V fridge box = god knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 [quote]Am I missing something in this thread, or isn't Vieux Bruges a fairly expensive Belgian beer?[/quote]You need the Vieux Brugges to cool down any serious "blow-the-top-of-your-mouth-off!!" cheeses tasting session!!for that matter any good Bordeaux wine or even dark ruby port! and but not everyone will agree, I once had some NON Eurofizz PROPER lager from Germany with a baguette stuffed full of Bleu de Bresse and..... Oh! Divine!!OOH!! Mouth watering and I am at work!!! Long day ahead NO GOOD!! Stop thinking about it............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Stilton cheese has a kind of AOC applied to it which means that it can only be produced in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. It is a Christmas treat for some, but is made all year round and the cheesemakers would be upset at the suggestion you can't get it at any other time. For some of us it's our local cheese. I know that there are several makers near where I live in the UK and will check out if there's a possibility of mail order, or a list of French retailers when I go home in a week or so.They also make a plain white one without the veins which I love.There used to be a pub in Stilton itself which did the best ploughman's lunch ever. Perhaps it still does. No prizes gor guessing the main ingredient.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo53 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Stilton cheese has a kind of AOC applied to it which means that it can only be produced in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.That's odd, because Stilton is in Cambridgeshire (right on the A1). But they didn't seem to make or promote the cheese there. Lori - there's Stilton and there's Stilton. Standard supermarket stuff (bought in the UK) can be a bit disappointing. Try and get hold of a 'farmhouse', extra mature or some other up-market variety - Sainsbury's used to do it but only round Xmas. I'm sure that in the run-up to Christmas you will be able to get Stilton mail-order over the internet.Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted June 27, 2005 Author Share Posted June 27, 2005 Thanks Jo53 - I will keep an eye out.Hoddy - any chance you live anywhere near Provence - I would pay you to bring back some good Stilton for me to pick up (whatever time of year)?? I did find the Epicerie Anglais online and can order it from them, but I don't want to until the weather gets cooler - shipping and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Yes, it is odd that Stilton has never been produced in Stilton. I did a quick search on google which came up with this which confirms what I say.http://www.1stopshops4.net/cheese/details/185.htmlI agree about the quality of some the supermarket stuff though - which is why I suggested I'd check out some of the local creameries when I get home. I can think of three within easy driving distance without really trying and I'm sure there are more of what the French would call artisan producers.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceR Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Dream on, Vieux Bruges is a hard cheese resembling Gouda the way a Rolls resembles a Fiat uno. Full flavoured with a long finish. Difficult to come by in Le Touquet so we pounce when we see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 LoriWell, I’m back in the UK and I’m sorry to say that I’ve been unable to find a Stilton cheesemaker who will do mail order to France.Cropwell Bishop Creamery http://www.cropwellbishopstilton.comdoes an online ordering service for next day delivery in the UK, so if you knew someone who was flying out on the following day you might be able to get some that way.I had a similar response from Long Clawson Dairy.I’m afraid I live nowhere near Provence or I’d be happy to get some for you. Maybe someone else can help.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 I maybe a bit late! Have you tried your local Carrefour? Our sells the most wonderful stilton, better than we could buy in the UK, great with the imported digestives & homemade chutney!jayjay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 JayJay - I will try our local Carrefour in Avignon. I don't normally shop there as it is pretty far from me, but I will give it a try.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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