Jack Monroe #483 The plans are going well, it’s the execution that seems to be lacking

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Phillipa78

Comté is just gruyère made in a specific location (PDO). It looks a lot like manchego.
Sorry lads, I think I've just outed myself as a fromage Frau
 
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Flivver

Phillipa78 said:
Comté is just gruyère made in a specific location (PDO). It looks a lot like manchego.
Sorry lads, I think I've just outed myself as a fromage Frau
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I’m glad you did as I’m also a fromage frau. Used to live in France and Lidl Comté was my hard cheese of choice as a cheddar substitute. Melts lovely in a cheese toasty.

Jack has no idea.
 
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DinosaurSenior

Hey Jackie, this would be a great weekend for your wild camping. Minus 15 and a foot of snow.
 
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lilykestrel

Cookiecookie said:
Nice to see those who are still huffing the lingering honk back. It just adds to the experience when they pop up with their nonsense.
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You could probably tell some of these that it's thanks to Jack that rickets is no longer a common sight, and they're so high on the honk they'd believe you (then bring it up on Twitter when the sideboards get mentioned)
 
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VeniVidiVicki

Comte is not hard. It’s bendy. Like a slightly firmer emmenthal. I am a french adjacent Frau so I am up on your French cheese. Manchego is Spanish and similar. Neither of them are like Parmesan.

I know you’re all going to be shocked, but …
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Mr Krabs

I haven’t seen a jar of crab paste since my grandad (who didn’t own a B&B) died. It looks like something they’d hand out during the war as part of rationing. Or your history teacher would try to horrify you by telling you how soldiers at the battle of suchandsuch had to survive on bread made from rocks with only crab paste on top.
 
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Snotbuster

No. Jesus actually told people to go to Chili's.
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Bellaboos said:
I love cheese. All cheeses apart from Blue (That’s just evil)I’m in my 50s and have never heard of it either
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Comté--French Alps cheese. Not a specialty cheese with accessibility issues, oh no. Trust Jack to love and recommend a Cheese of The People.
 
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Griftymcgriftface

Yay! I love an air fryer. Now I have two I will make air fryer tortillas for everyone except the povvos and Jack and laugh at them with my kitchen full of specialist equipment,
 
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Yer_wha?!

It's always been on sale in Asda- it's one of those things I always laugh at like a kid when I see the little pots of it

(Adding, I have to admit, I buy the crappy salmon paste pots- I know it's probably barely had a bit of fish waved near it, but I do like it on toast. Sorry Fraus )
 
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hoopdedoo

MancBee said:
She could stand barefoot in the snow. Great for arthritis I believe.
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Bit hard to push a shopping cart through the snow, though. Public transit might also be affected.

Best to stay home and see what snow might fall there



ETA: Just came across the part in Jack's tweet about her latest creations, where she blames the look of the photos on all her professional photo staging equipment being packed away for the move. Hun, your photos looked that dire when you staged them "professionally".
 
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Tabitha D

Also, “good, healthy meals”??
When? Where?
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Re Comté: it’s a cheese that cheffy types often rave about in TV, so I expect that’s where Jack got it from (or from Allegra). Cos she likes to think she’s one of them. I tried it once and was a bit underwhelmed TBH.

P.S. Re accents on iPhone (someone mentioned this): you just keep your finger on the relevant letter on the keyboard and the accents pop up.

 
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MavisBeacon

Comté is the absolute don of cheeses. End of. Yours, Mavis Beacon, posh wanker.
 
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RinsingHoops

Did we see this in the FT in Jan? The high-stakes business of managing brand ‘Me’.

Screen shots below as I think you need a subscription to read.


I particularly liked this comment.

 
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GigglePops

WTF comte cheese?! (Sorry don’t know where accents are on my iPhone.) Never heard of it in my life, but I did wonder why you were all mithering on the last thread about a C19th philosopher…
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Press and hold the letter dearheart- the various accents will pop up over the letter so that you càn chœse. Olé. Works on all Apple devices.

That cheese is made in Los Angeles. Straight outta comte.
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Country Bumpkin said:
Yeah, that's not helping... what's a manchego?
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