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Friday, February 4, 2011

Foody Firday: Aged Habenero Cheddar

I never would have dreamed I could buy cheese this good at my grocery store. It beats out Cork and the St James Cheese Company any day (those are two cheese stores near me).

I bought this habenero cheddar by Cabbot and I am addicted! It has an amazing aged, smoky cheddar taste and real, spicy habenero. This isn't some wimpy pepper jack kind of pepper. It has a kick to it.

It is divine:

- On salad
- In eggs
- On a slightly sweet cracker, like Ritz
- In a quesadilla
- Paired with a fruity red wine like Malbec or a sweet white like riesling.
- Served as part of a dessert cheese plate with berries and grapes and dark chocolate. And port or sherry of course.

Go buy some. You will swoon.

8 comments:

  1. I love Cabot cheeses! I use the 50 percent reduced fat kind all the time and it's wonderful.

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  2. Oooh yum!! The manfriend does not like spicy things, but he likes pepperjack so I'm sure this would work. Our big grocery store doesn't have a lot of the cheese brands I like. I need to start swinging by the gourmet grocery now and then for some good cheeses.

    I think the perfect night includes a good cheese, a baguette and some red wine. Mmm...

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  3. That looks awesome. With dark chocolate and port? MMMMMMMMM

    BTW, you comment on my Blog cracked me up. Thanks.

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  4. @Sassy - it;s a lot hotter than pepper jack. And about 7 million times better.

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  5. Yum, this looks awesome! I love spicy things. I love cheese. So I am sure I would love this cheese. :)

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  6. I love cheese, but i don't like much spice at all so this one may be a little warm for me.

    Great race at The Wall - congrats! Are you running NO? I will be running the half. If you see me, let's chat. I know it's doubtful with the larger race, but maybe.

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  7. I have had this recently! It was WAY spicier than pepper jack. So delicious. I ate it on Ritz crackers.

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  8. I love cheese! It is always nice to discover a new one!

    PS good job at the Wall. You are lucky it was warm -- I ran it in 07 and it was FREEZING (luckily they gave us long sleeved tees that year!)

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