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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2010 3:36:43 GMT
that cat is getting overly excited by this cheese topic!
The cheese called graviata sounds a great deal like Norwegian gjetost, doesn't it? (looked it up to check spelling and apparently it's called brunost in Norway)
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Post by fumobici on Jan 23, 2010 4:37:08 GMT
Gjetost. Just hearing it makes my skin crawl.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2010 7:30:41 GMT
You don't like it? It's delightfully weird, compellingly strange.
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Post by bazfaz on Jan 23, 2010 14:02:58 GMT
I got a fleeting glimpse of a story on BBC that I felt I needn't pursue: nonstick pans can give rise to a thyroid condition.
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Post by lagatta on Jan 23, 2010 15:17:37 GMT
I hate gjetost, and not because of the name. Graviera is a lovely cheese though; sometimes it has tiny holes. To me the name is akin to gruyère.
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Post by rikita on Jan 23, 2010 17:10:49 GMT
i never heard of that...
as for greece having more feta-type cheese than france - maybe it is a climate thing? i suppose cheese that is kept inside a liquid is more easy to be kept in warmer weather?
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Post by hwinpp on Jan 27, 2010 9:29:52 GMT
I think it's simply a goat thing.
I'd bet even more goat cheese is eaten/produced in Turkey.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2010 9:56:03 GMT
Goats and sheep.
Anyway, it's true about preserving the cheese in a hot country:
Feta was created by the need resolve the problem that without refrigeration cheese spoiled easily. One of the only ways to preserve cheese was to preserve it with salt. Feta is stored in brine and will not spoil easily.
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Post by hwinpp on Jan 27, 2010 15:18:51 GMT
Goats and sheep. Anyway, it's true about preserving the cheese in a hot country: Feta was created by the need resolve the problem that without refrigeration cheese spoiled easily. One of the only ways to preserve cheese was to preserve it with salt. Feta is stored in brine and will not spoil easily.Pah! Turkey is also sheep land.
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Post by rikita on Jan 27, 2010 22:19:45 GMT
i like goat cheese. i remember there was a very dark goat cheese my dad brought from norway once... here, the goat cheese we mainly get is spreadable cheese. but there is other goat cheese too, but it is more expensive.
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Post by traveler63 on Jan 27, 2010 23:04:47 GMT
I love cheese and so does Mr. T63. We have been experimenting with French cheese since we came back and we love French Blue Cheese and the kind that we had we have found here. We know not all French cheeses can be acquired here in the U. S. which is a bummer. Here is the site that I love and use to learn about French cheese. www.cheesesoffrance.com/index.php
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2010 12:48:55 GMT
Does anybody remember those pages in magazines of yesteryear that were captioned with things like:
The 10 Cancer Warning Signals!
Then there would be a list so ambiguous and so ordinary that you were sure to have at least 6 to 8 of the symptoms, along the lines of:
1. Do you have difficulty swallowing? 2. Do you perspire too much? 3. Do parts of your body feel itchy? 4. Do you get frequent headaches? 5. Do you get dizzy spells? 6. Is your hairbrush full of hair? 7. Do you sometimes lose your appetite? 8. Do you have difficulty falling asleep? 9. Is it sometimes hard to concentrate? 10. Do cuts and bruises take too long to heal?
Then there would be something about "if you have even one of these symptoms, you should consult your doctor immediately and write for our FREE BROCHURE (...)".
After going through the list, you usually figured you'd be lucky to live another 3 months.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2010 13:38:12 GMT
L.A. Times: Fish oil can head off first psychotic episodes
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 2, 2010 15:42:58 GMT
I can check 9 out of those 10 warning signs. The exception is the frequent headaches. I used to suffer from them and if I had realised they were a warning sign of cancer my headaches would have been even fiercer. I put the respite from headaches down to drinking more cheap red wine.
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Post by rikita on Feb 2, 2010 19:34:02 GMT
four signs, i guess. well maybe three, and if i am tired enough only two.
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 9, 2010 11:38:12 GMT
Frankincense could be used to treat cancer...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2010 11:48:56 GMT
Even the pancreatic cancer caused by drinking soft drinks?
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Post by lagatta on Feb 9, 2010 13:02:02 GMT
psaw. They aren't drinking enough cheap red wine.
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 9, 2010 16:06:26 GMT
A daily fish oil capsule "may" ward off schizophrenia.
I was in two minds about posing this latest claim.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2010 17:01:20 GMT
You always make me smile, Baz. ....>
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 11, 2010 7:32:43 GMT
Having a low IQ is a bigger risk than obesity for having a heart attack.
How can I improve my IQ? Any ideas?
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 12, 2010 21:13:45 GMT
Eating rhubarb that has been baked for 20 minutes can help fight cancer.
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 17, 2010 7:18:05 GMT
Taking aspirin "may"prevent the return of breast cancer.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2010 11:45:32 GMT
Weevils in flour prevent the formation of cancerous tumors and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's.
just kidding
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 18, 2010 19:56:41 GMT
Frying meat on gas releases more cancer-inducing thingies than frying on gas. (Sorry the finer points of this report have escaped me)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2010 20:22:23 GMT
Am I immune by cooking on electric?
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Post by rikita on Feb 19, 2010 19:01:52 GMT
frying on gas releases more than frying on gas? hm...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2010 19:04:36 GMT
I would think that the nearby flames would absorb excess gas? Or maybe it is the unburned gas that is good for you?
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Post by rikita on Feb 21, 2010 16:51:47 GMT
yeah but if frying on gas is better than frying on gas, does that mean i should fry on gas?
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Post by bazfaz on Feb 21, 2010 20:30:59 GMT
OK, I agree I should check more closely what ridiculous things I quote. One of those gases should be electric. Take your choice.
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