Wednesday, September 07, 2005
An acquired tasteI don't understand. Why is it that when a politician says something, people rush out and do just the opposite. And this is not only an American phenomenon, but it seems to happen in Japan as well. You'll remember this story about Japanese ex-prime minister Yoshiro Mori complaining about his successor Junichiro Koizumi who invited him over for an evening meeting and then served only canned beer and an expensive French cheese called Mimolette. Except that Mori thought it was bad cheese because it was bone-dry and hard to chew. It just goes to show that French cheese is just like French wine -- sometimes you can't tell the good from the bad.
The cheese incident somehow made it to the papers and television and became big news. Cheese experts are coming out of their cellars to defend Mimolette, saying that the cheese is supposed to taste bone-dry. The harder it gets, the more flavorful it is, and older cheeses are exquisite and command a very high price. Now the scorned cheese is suddenly enjoying brisk sales at Japanese gourmet food and department stores, with demand three times stronger than usual. Some more aged varieties have even sold out.
I'm thinking to invite Mori over for beer next week. I have some hard cheese wedges in the fridge that I would like to sell at a high price. They are teeth-rattlingly hard and certainly well aged, some more moldy green than others.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 5:59 AM
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Yeah, and some of mine is so flavorful that the cheese is almost walking out of the original individual slice wrappers!
Now you got me curious. I want to order some Mimolette to see what it tastes like. I wonder if there is any left. If not, I'll just drink the beer.
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