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10 Intimidating Cheese Names and How to Say Them

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 CheeseAdmin

A specialty cheese counter can be an intimidating place. You walk up and are presented with 400 different types of

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Tasting Notes: Métier Brewing Company Beers and Cheese

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 CheeseAdmin

This year has wrought its share of terrible things, but one bright spot in the darkness is the beautiful foods

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How to Pair Cheese and Beer

Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 CheeseAdmin

The first beverage pairing that comes to mind for many cheese eaters is wine. But humans have been eating cheese

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How to Tell if a Cheese is for Cooking or Just Eating

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 CheeseAdmin

Here’s a conversation that happens at least once every hour at the cheese counter: Cheesemonger: “Let me know if I

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What is the Difference Between Chèvre and Goat Cheese?

Posted on July 11, 2018November 11, 2018 CheeseAdmin

“Where’s your goat cheese?” I answer this question at least three times a day at work; my response is usually

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Alp Blossom Smells Like Heaven

Posted on May 7, 2018 CheeseAdmin

If I could only smell one scent for the rest of my life, it would probably be the scent of

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The Cheeses Every Home Must Have

Posted on May 2, 2018 CheeseAdmin

This has been a big year for The PhCheese so far. Not on the blog front so much, unfortunately, but

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Parmesan vs. Parmigiano: What’s the Difference?

Posted on March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 CheeseAdmin

I grew up consuming Parmesan that came out of a green shaker. It was grated, it was white, and it

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What You Need to Know About White, Fuzzy Rinds

Posted on March 8, 2018March 12, 2018 CheeseAdmin

The other day, a mother and her pre-teen daughter were in the shop buying cheese. In our soft-ripened cow’s milk

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Celilo is Here!

Posted on February 21, 2018 CheeseAdmin

This weekend, an older couple came into the shop looking for Death & Taxes. While I knew exactly what cheese

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How to be Sweet on Citrus with Cheese

Posted on February 14, 2018 CheeseAdmin

Ah, the dead of winter. That means different things to different people, to be sure. In general, we associate this

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House of Curds

Posted on February 10, 2018February 14, 2018 CheeseAdmin

Sorry I’ve been MIA, my dear cheesy friends. We’ve spent the last 6 weeks trying to buy a house in

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Health Questions About Cheese for the New Year and All Year

Posted on January 17, 2018 CheeseAdmin

It’s only taken me half of January to get back online, but the holiday hangover is not at fault. Sadly,

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The Logistics of Giving the Gift of Cheese

Posted on December 19, 2017 CheeseAdmin

I was going to put together a holiday gift guide for last-minute shoppers, but I waited as long to finish

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The 12 Days of Cheesemas

Posted on December 12, 2017December 12, 2017 CheeseAdmin

[Originally published on December 18, 2016; revised.] In honor of the holiday season that surrounds us, I give you the

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The PhCheese is dedicated to cheese education. It is the passion project of a certified cheesemonger with a doctorate in German literature, Courtney C. Johnson. The PhCheese believes that good cheese should be accessible to everyone–and knowledge is power. So if you’re hungry for cheese knowledge, culture, pairings, recipes, and puns, this site is just what the doctor ordered.

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