Cheese of the Dead!

[rsterne]

A bit of cheese folklore for you.... Anyone for a 149 yo cheese?....

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-valley-of-the-cheese-of-the-dead?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Enjoy.... 

Bob

[MacGruff]

I saw an article similar to this one in one of the magazines I get -- maybe a year or two ago. Do not remember which one though...

Seems strange to me.

But, what do I know?

[paulabob]

Interesting story.  Reminds me of reading Heidi, and how they subsisted on milk and cheese in the mountains (although it was goat not cow). 

[rsterne]

For most of us, the days of preparing a body for burial, and holding a "wake" or viewing in our house are long gone (although surprisingly still legal in most places, eg. here in BC).... While I don't think I would be keen on tasting century old cheese, in some ways it is sad to see the old customs disappearing.... In any case, I found the article fascinating....

Bob

[Lancer99]

A friend of mine went to a restaurant in Helsinki,  Heavy upsell for a 50 y.o. cheese. One small piece one a plate for 25 euros.  So foul that he and his three friends (cheese lovers all) couldn't finish it.

Maybe better after another 99 years . . .   

-L

[rsterne]

So maybe it's "Cheese for the Dead!".... 

Kind of like paying thousands for a 100 yo bottle of wine and then finding it's gone off.... 

Bob