by LDS » 22 Feb 2021 Read
Yes, very similar, but halfway between Dairylea and Mayonnaise in texture. It's not at all posh, but was very much the in-thing at all 1970s parties as a must have accompaniment to most hors d'oeuvres.
I was instructed to go and buy some cheese today by coincidence & the other soft cheeses they had other than Brie were good ol' Camembert and another one called Port Salut.
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by SnookerEd25 » 22 Feb 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:gruyere
A fantastic Swiss hard cheese. But not correct.
Always thought Gruyere was Dutch
Either way, it is a good cheese
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by McManusFan » 22 Feb 2021 Read
McManusFan wrote:Roquefort?
Is this wrong?
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by HappyCamper » 22 Feb 2021 Read
McManusFan wrote:McManusFan wrote:Roquefort?
Is this wrong?
Sorry. Alas tis wrong, Roquefort is made with ewe's milk.
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by chengdufan » 23 Feb 2021 Read
Using the plural 'yous' is a peculiarity of Cumbrian English I believe.
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by HappyCamper » 23 Feb 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:Using the plural 'yous' is a peculiarity of Cumbrian English I believe.
We do that in Scotland too.
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by chengdufan » 23 Feb 2021 Read
LDS wrote:chengdufan wrote:Using the plural 'yous' is a peculiarity of Cumbrian English I believe.
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Happy Camper mentioned ewe's milk. Reminded me of the Cumbrians I know who oddly say things like 'are yous going to watch the snooker?' when addressing more than one person.
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by LDS » 23 Feb 2021 Read
chengdufan wrote:LDS wrote:chengdufan wrote:Using the plural 'yous' is a peculiarity of Cumbrian English I believe.
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Happy Camper mentioned ewe's milk. Reminded me of the Cumbrians I know who oddly say things like 'are yous going to watch the snooker?' when addressing more than one person.
Ah, I get'cha
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by HappyCamper » 23 Feb 2021 Read
Clue: the name of the cheese comes from the French to 'pinch the cow's udder again'.
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by HappyCamper » 27 Feb 2021 Read
People given up guessing cheeses?
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by Juddernaut88 » 27 Feb 2021 Read
Yep
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by Holden Chinaski » 27 Feb 2021 Read
La Vache Mountjoy?
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by HappyCamper » 27 Feb 2021 Read
The answer was reblochon. I've just had some for lunch, topping a puy lentil stew and finished under the broiler. New question.
Reblochon comes from the Savoy region of France. Savoy was ceded to France along with Nice in which 19th century treaty, named for the northern Italian city in which it was signed?
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by chengdufan » 27 Feb 2021 Read
I'll guess Turin. Biggest Italian city near France I can think of...
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by SnookerEd25 » 27 Feb 2021 Read
As Delboy once said, “Bonjour Trieste”
I’ll go Trieste, that’s Northern right?
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by HappyCamper » 27 Feb 2021 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:As Delboy once said, “Bonjour Trieste”
I’ll go Trieste, that’s Northern right?
trieste is northern; in the northeast near the slovene border. but not the correct answer.
chengdufan wrote:I'll guess Turin. Biggest Italian city near France I can think of...
it is indeed torino. signed in 1860 by napolean iii of france and the count of cavour, the prime minister of sardinia.
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by chengdufan » 28 Feb 2021 Read
Ooh, a lucky guess for once!
I'll throw in an easier one.
What are the names of the two most successful football clubs that play in Turin?
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by chengdufan » 28 Feb 2021 Read
Good try, but Lazio is in Rome (or Rome is in Lazio depending on your perspective)
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Feb 2021 Read
Juve & Torino
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by chengdufan » 28 Feb 2021 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:Juve & Torino
Bingo
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Feb 2021 Read
Juventus have win the last 9 Serie A championships, and a whopping 36 overall (not surprisingly the most in Italy, double that of the next most decorated club side, AC Milan).
Torino have won it on seven occasions, but when was their last title success?
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Feb 2021 Read
1991
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Feb 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:1991
Older. I believe (I’ll double check) Sampdoria won their only title in ‘91
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Feb 2021 Read
Confirmed :
Sampdoria were champs in ‘91 and it was their only title to date.
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Feb 2021 Read
1983
Did Sampdoria have David Platt in there team in the early 90s? Maybe I'm thinking of another Italian team lol
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by HappyCamper » 28 Feb 2021 Read
The Superga air disaster was 1949. Most of their greatest team died in that. I think they has secured the title, so 1949.
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Feb 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:1983
Did Sampdoria have David Platt in there team in the early 90s? Maybe I'm thinking of another Italian team lol
I suppose you might have been a wee bit young to remember the epic 1995 Cup-winners-cup semi-final between Arsenal & Sampdoria; first leg 3-2 at Highbury (to the Arsenal), Samp took an early lead in the second and would have gone through on away goals if they’d held on (Italian sides being known for defending that kind of lead) which they were doing comfortably until Ian Wright prodded an equaliser from a corner with about 20 to go. Samp then scored a deflected free-kick with about 5mins left, and deftly picked Arsenal off on the break as the Gunners threw everyone forward to lead 3-1 and that looked to be that with the game heading into stoppage time. But Stefan Schwarz somehow scuffed in a free-kick to take it to extra-time (5-5 agg, with 2 away goals each), and the Gunners won a penalty shootout thanks to David Seaman making three world-class saves (the ladt being the best).
Breathtaking stuff, look at the highlights on YouTube.
David Platt was in the Sampdoria squad that season, missed the first leg injured but I think he played in the second, and then signed for Arsenal 3 months later in the close season.
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Feb 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:The Superga air disaster was 1949. Most of their greatest team died in that. I think they has secured the title, so 1949.
Torino did dominate the immediate post-war oeriod in Italy; their title win in 1949 was their fourth straight since the resumption of competitive football after the war, and that team was indeed wiped out by the Superga disaster which ended their superiority.
But they have won Serie A once since then, some years after that...
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