Juustoleipä – Finnish Bread Cheese
What do wine, beer, and cheese aficionados all have in common? They speak in a dialect I don’t quite understand. Whereas the aforementioned obsessives use colorful language to describe their indulgence of choice, my vocabulary is limited to “I like” and “…”
Here’s an example:
Yeasty notes. Citrus esters come out to play – more orange than lemon. Slight banana. Not much else is perceptible. I look for spiciness, but find none.
I look for meaning, but find confusion.
So here’s my review of Juustoleipä from Brunkow Cheeses in Wisconsin:
I like.
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I first heard about this cheese from the food nerds at LTHForum, the Chicago-based culinary chat site. Much like Halloumi, this firm fresh cheese can be torched without turning into a puddle of oily goo. To make it blatantly obvious that Juustoleipä can stand heat, it even comes pre-broiled, sporting a charred crust resembling toasted bread. Grilling or broiling it a second time further enhances its mild flavor and gives it a crackly crust and creamy interior.
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August 1st, 2008 at 8:06 am
lol, the tasting notes for these sorts of things can be a bit over the top. I remember when I was first exposed to wine tasting notes, I encountered many descriptions that likened them to exotic fruits or other very specific odd flavors that did nothing but further confound me.
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August 2nd, 2008 at 8:02 am
What an unusual and lovely cheese – I’d love to just bite into it! Thank you for taking part!
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:36 am
first i thought it is some kind of a recipe…..the cheese do resemble a lightly toasted bread
August 3rd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Hi Jude,
Thanks for dropping by my blog. Juustoleipä is something new to me and sounds like something I would like instantly because I love halloumi.
cheers,
Nora
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:22 pm
mike – I have no idea where the vocabulary comes from. They all say completely different things to describe the same thing. It’s BS I think.
haalo – Thanks for the roundup. Too bad I didn’t win the book.
bhags – It’s atkins-friendly grilled cheese
nora – I like halloumi, too. I like putting grill marks on it.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:11 am
“I look for meaning, but find confusion.”
Just love the “CHEESE” !
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August 4th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
zita – exactly. that’s what it’s all about.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Yummmm… I love this cheese! When I worked for Sam’s Wines and Spirits, my friend Joe demo’d this cheese on weekends, and we sold a TON of it. It’s absolutely irresistible, hot off the griddle. Thanks for reminding me… wonder if anyone makes it in New England!
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February 12th, 2013 at 1:03 am
Juustoleipä
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