Got some gruyere at the store. Never had it. I love cheese. Opened it up and got punched by a strong funk. Was excited for strong flavor. Tried it and it was nothing like the smell. It’s mild. Good, but not at all what I expected based on the smell. It’s somewhere between parmesan and mozzarella. I like it but the difference between opening package and tasting was weird.
Melt it
Maybe dip some bread in it
Add a potato and baby you got a stew goin.
My experience in the UK was the gruyère was a bit bland as a cheese. But since moving to France that’s changed completely. Gruyère can be of widly different qualities and aged for different times for very different end flavours. The opposite is true of cheddar, which in Britain is a big spectrum of flavours and textures, but often in France is a pretty bland ‘burger cheese slice’ affair.
It should have tasted sharper than that. You might have ended up with a mild one.
Either that, or your taste in cheese is VERY sharp!
Edit: this is just from my own limited experience, but I find that the cave-aged stuff is much sharper and more flavorful.
I think my taste is probably pretty jaded. I love funky or spicy or intense anything.
I once got some from the store because i love the taste and my roomies threw it out after two days because they thought it has gone bad and the smell was covering everything in the fridge. It was in a closed box and everything but they couldnt handle it. The taste wasnt like the smell but still not mild at all.
Oh yes
Thanks!
Another vote for “melt it.” Also, try it with black coffee.
French onion soup.
As a Swiss, I’m just gonna silently judge everyone here. 🧐
That is how my gruyere has been in Midwest US
Thanks!
