A strange coincidence

[james_davis_nicoll]

Virtually every chapter of AFTERMATH, INC that was set in Wisconsin turned out to be somewhere near a cheese factory.

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[montoya.livejournal.com]

The cheeses that I most associate with Wisconsin are the ones that don't travel well -- cheese curds, which are at their best squeaky and warm-fresh; string cheese, which is stringy enough to make people raised on store-stuff realize why it's called string cheese; and mild, fresh farmer's cheese.

My sister lives literally across the street from a cheese factory, and brings us (out-of-staters) stuff whenever she visits. She's too snobby to eat it, though; as far as she's concerned, cheese curds are already too old more than two hours after they're made...

[montoya.livejournal.com]

But, I meant to add, she brought us a parmesan last time, and it was... interesting. We're used to parmigiana reggiano, and in comparison the Wisconsin one was soft, mild, and sweet. An interesting and worthy cheese, but I really almost hesitate at calling it parmesan. She preferred it cubed on crackers, and I think that would really work surprisingly well.