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Ploughman’s Lunch: A HistoryPloughman’s Lunch: A small meal of bread, cheese and pickle eaten in the middle of the day, especially served in a pub (Cambridge Dictionaries Online). Cheese Crusty bread Butter Pickled onions (or some other pickle) Washed down with a fine pint Where and when does this oldy-worldy sounding meal that evokes a time of simpler […]
A British institution“Beer: An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavoured with hops” (Oxford English Dictionary) Beer is as old as civilisation itself. Beer residues have been found in vessels from the earliest settlements dating back 8 to 10 thousand years ago, when humans discovered a new way of farming that allowed them to become non-nomadic and […]- Beer vs Wine with CheeseMorbi leo risus, porta ac consectetur ac, vestibulum at eros. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.
The ‘Joke of the Cheese Counter’Stinking Bishop If your reaction was, ‘Nope, don’t like strong stinky cheeses’ then you’re not alone. Stinking Bishop is a washed-rind cheese. All this means is that the cheese is ‘washed’, or ‘bathed’, in a solution of either salt or alcohol (such as cider, beer, wine or brandy). This promotes the growth of mould on […]
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A British institution
“Beer: An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavoured with hops” (Oxford English Dictionary) Beer is as old as civilisation itself. Beer residues have been found in vessels from the earliest settlements dating back 8 to 10 thousand years ago, when humans discovered a new way of...
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Beer vs Wine with Cheese
Wine with my cheese course? Nah, I’ll have some beer thanks! “What, what what?” I hear you say. “What a ridiculous concept; beer doesn’t go with any food but curry!” Well, I beg to differ. And to prove that beer is a real alternative to wine when it comes to drink pairings with...
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The ‘Joke of the Cheese Counter’
Stinking Bishop If your reaction was, ‘Nope, don’t like strong stinky cheeses’ then you’re not alone. Stinking Bishop is a washed-rind cheese. All this means is that the cheese is ‘washed’, or ‘bathed’, in a solution of either salt or alcohol (such as cider, beer, wine or...