Well true, I did not grow up eating them. However, if you look at it from a health point of view, I see lots of preservatives in pickles, which tends to be high in salt, nitrates and other what not. These are things I'd tell all my cancer patients to avoid at all cost. And especially cheeses. They have mould in or around them to help mature the cheese. Do you know the white coating around a camerbert or Bre cheese is the same family as panadol? I know how 'yummy' it can be and how classy one feels while eating it. However, as a TCM doctor, I just see them as a block of phlegm, for they cause build up of phlegm and mucus in people who are already vulnerable. Not sure but have you noticed ppl who loves eating cheeses often have nasal problems?
Anyhow, it took a lot of convincing for me to like cheese. But someone did! My pastor back in Canberra once gave me a block of cheese and some quince jam as his way of expressing his gratitude for giving him acupuncture. This cheese was not just any ordinary Bre or Camenbert cheese. It is the Danish cheese!
We search high n low all over sydney, but it is only sold in two IGA supermarket in Canberra!
On our last trip down, we bought 6 blocks. We only manage to finish two before we knew that we were pregnant and had to stopped eating it. But now, I'm back to it!
Why I only like eating this cheese? Well, it is already soft ripen. Which means you can just open the pack n eat. While those you get from the supermarkets, there is a ripening period where you have to wait for the cheese to mature. So does not means that you can buy n use immediately. But many ppl at gatherings just simply buy n plonk it onto a plate n serve. N when it is not ripen, it just taste like chewing on a piece of melted plastic. Many of the white fungus costing were also quite thick n had an overpowering taste of bitterness. The more it made me feel like chewing a soft plastic, smeared with panadol powder. >_<
But this cheese had the best taste and flavor, which we had not found a replacement yet. I reckon there are quite a few Danish community in Canberra, which leads to them being the only importer of this cheese. =( have to stock up whenever we go down.
I had to control myself not over indulge or I will have the phlegm build up again. So here is my simple afternoon tea. Cheap style.
Aldi 'ritz' crackers, a slice of the Danish Camenbert cheese and Aldi strawberry jam!
The combination of the jam and cheese goes so well together! Just like the quince jam and cheese!
Eric found the combination of jam and Camenbert cheese reminded him of the Dominos pizza limited edition of cranberry sauce chicken and Camenbert pizza.
That is my afternoon snack. Don't worry, you won't see me serving cheese and strawberry jam on parties. I'd rather bake spring roll. =p
Kcan
5 comments:
hmmm...sure about cheese? Am not fond of cheese but my boys loves them
Why is it that eating cheese will build up phlegm? Just wondering.
Thanks for this post. I like eating cheese so I will remember this brand and see whether I can find it here.
Have a good weekend!
mun
Cheese, like any dairy products, has lubricating and moisturizing properties in our body. However, in excess (or our body had enough of it), it will be turned into phlegm. The phlegm effect are more pronounced in people who are already affected with phlegm build up, like runny nose, coughing, fatty deposits, lumps etc.
And as cheese are sort of a 'concentrated' version of dairy milk, it is just like eating a big lump of phlegm!
I think I am having the effect of too much cheese.. Coughing now >_<
Thank you for your clarification. Do take care!
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