Wallace & Gromit bring me never-ending joy. I hope to one day own a dog with eyebrows.
As we all know, Wallace has an obsession with cheese. This obsession led to Wallace and Gromit building a rocket ship to the moon. (For the uninitiated: the moon is made out of cheese, and it's the ultimate vacation destination for cheese-lovers everywhere. Obviously.) At one point in the movie, Wallace specifically mentions his love of Wensleydale cheese. Ever since then, I have brought Wensleydale to every wine and cheese party I have attended. Which would be three. I don't know a lot of classy people.
Anyway, the point of the above rambling is to discuss my new favorite food: Wallace & Gromit Wensleydale cheese. Apparently, this cheese has been out for awhile. It was first produced as a promotion for Wallace and Gromit's first feature length film, The Curse of the Were Rabbit. However, I just found it at my local British import store, so it's brand new to me. And AMAZING. I tried it with some crackers this afternoon, and I think it tastes great. Not cartoony at all.
I am currently reading a book about the buying and tasting of fine cheeses, and so here is some info on what Wensleydale is all about:
Wensleydale is a semi-hard cheese. Meaning it's aged 3-4 weeks, and is crumbly when you slice it. My cheese book describes the flavor as "mild, but distinctive". Personally, I think the cheese starts out on the sweet-ish side, and then has a sharp after taste. I guess that's where the "distinctive" description comes from.
Wensleydale cheese is made by the Wensleydale Creamery in Yorkshire, England. The cheese was first made by a monk in the year 1150. For more info about the cheese, visit www.wensleydale.co.uk
According to wallaceandgromit.net when Wallace first mentioned his love of Wensleydale, the creamery was on the verge of bankruptcy. The success of the movies made the Wensleydale creamery a booming business once again. How cool is that?
