What is the best tasting Brie in your opinion that a pleb could buy from Colesworths?
What’s The Best Brie?
haru on 22/04/2023 - 10:38
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Nah, I'd spend more and recommend Alison Brie
Go one step higher with Brie Larson
Colesworths
Go to Costco or Aldi
Just getting the joke reply out of the way:
I'm partial to Larson. But Alison is my go to.
I don't believe they're in stock at Colesworth.
That was cheesy, not a very Gouda joke
It was ok, not grate.
I swiss you the best in your quest to find the grate-est brie.
This! Costco and Aldi
For colesworth it’s finding the ones that have like 50+ percent off
Larson
I am a big fan of the new Larson in white tank top meme format
Took me a while to figure out what that was about, but it was worth it.
Ditto!
When I was in France a few years ago I went into a cheese shop and accidentally knocked over a shelf full of cheese. There was de-Brie all over the floor.
I enjoyed it mate, tough crowd.
The French Brie when it is 80% off at Coles. Cheese tastes best when just about to expire :)
c'mon man - what would Cheeses do … !?
The Emporium wheel from Aldi (silver and blue packaging) is my favourite at its price point.
The best is probably one of the fancy ones that they sell by weightLarson
Alison
What’s the best Brie?
The one that is 50% off every other week.
Does Brie change flavour or texture when I gets old? I grew up eating expired foods because it was cheap and I didn't even know fresh bread was meant to be soft or that cookies weren't meant to be hard.
Dunno anything about cookies as that is some American thing.
Biscuits on the other hand which we do know about here in Oz, go soft as they age and whilst they maybe still edible (full of sugar mostly, so are likely to remain edible) they taste revolting when they are stale. I am excluding the biscuits that by nature are soft such as Melting Moments.
Tastes better. Cheese produces more msg as it ferments
Most French cheeses improve with time, but once they get the smell of acitate, they've had it.
As an aside the smelliest cheeses, like Epoisse actually have a mild flavour.
in France brie is sold as an immature cheese - to be enjoyed soft and oozy inside at room temperature
once upon a time in Paris I saw a whole larger wheel of brie for sale for like $10 and I was wow that's cheap - what could go wrong - I asked some local who said dismissively 'too old - no local with buy it'
once it's past some age it tends to go harder in the middle like ordinary cheese and will no longer give you the unctuous runny pleasure at room temperature of a soft brie (or camembert - being 10cm diameter or so vs the 15-37cm or so brie size)
D'affinois. Wont get at Colesworth but will get at Foodland/Romeos if they have a decent cheese section (or maybe thats just a SA thing?)
D’affinois is available at the coles near me but we only buy when discounted
D'affinois is readily available at Coles and WW and has been for years.
'D'affinois is readily available at Coles and WW and has been for years'
yairbut it reduces my pleasure if I'm paying like $90/kg for cheese - https://tinyurl.com/2sa3ww4a
I mappy with the Aldi versions - and yes I have tasted the good stuff in Paris and Europe
Well, when you say you've "tasted the good stuff in Paris and Europe", it's hard to know what you mean. The Euro cheeses aren't all good. But I've gotta say I don't rate the Aldi cheeses at all. I know a lot of people like them, but I find them very mediocre. None come close to D'Affinois. And certainly not within cooee of the great Aust cheese Blue Tarago.
As for prices, we only buy small amounts of cheese we really like, often marked down 50%. I reckon a small slice of Roquefort for $10, for example, is an outstanding bargain for one of the world's best cheeses, even though the per kg price is around $140/kg. A wedge of D'Affinois at $80-90/kg, marked down 50%, is generally around $7. Beats me how you could possibly settle for Aldi's bland stuff when you can have truly great cheeses in small quantities for under $10 a throw. Maybe you haven't thought of it that way?
@rossnroller: 'I don't rate the Aldi cheeses at all. I know a lot of people like them, but I find them very mediocre. None come close to D'Affinois'
yairbut paying $90/kg for D'Affinois reduces my pleasure when I can pay a fraction of that for an Aldi cheese I enjoy
'I reckon a small slice of Roquefort for $10, for example, is an outstanding bargain for one of the world's best cheeses, even though the per kg price is around $140/kg'
I've actually been to the caves at Roquefort-sur-Soulzon and visited the famous places and have since decided it's way too salty and sharp for me so I've stopped eating it.
but OK I'll look out for D'Affinois for $7 - I don't recall seeing that ever in CW so that might be a nice dream for me …
@rossnroller: Well I guess supermarkets have to decide on a range that will appeal to a large amount of their customers, so they won't be extreme flavours.
Cheese is such a varied product, someone saying a cheese is bad can just mean it's bad to them.
I normally wait till the tasmanian heritage brie is half price at woolworths.
Not Brie, but the Aldi Camembert is very nice if you’re after a cheap, soft, white rinded cheese, the small one. The Brie in the equivalent range isn’t as nice.
Brie > Camembert.
Depends on the Brie or Camembert, in this range the Camembert is better.
+1 to this - the camembert is much better than the brie equivalent of this range
My favourite is Castello. Goes on special relatively often.
My favourite is Castello
Goes well with Abbots Lager.
yairbut beware of some Castello which can be the sharp tasting (I find nasty) acidic cheeses from Denmark - maybe in dark blue foil if I remember at all
now I look for the word 'Creamy' with Castello Blue to ensure I'm not getting a nasty one
and again I only buy it on special from Wow - but the Aldi equivalent is also fine for like $4 or so
similarly the wheel section brie from Aldi floats my boat and I mappy with that.
Yes the Castello blue has blue mould in it. It has a sharper taste. I like it, but blue cheese is definitely in the love it or hate category.
I find it goes well with fruit like grapes, strawberries etc.
I believe the Creamy Blue Castello also has blue mould in it but is more creamy and less sharp tasting than the non-creamy Blue Castello
@Hangryuman: Ah, I didn't know there were two different types of the blue. Will keep it in mind next time I buy. Cheers.
I generally buy …
Community Co - double brie from IGA (prefer this over triple brie).This is roughly $3.25 … whereas some of the Marg. River varieties are up around the $7-$10 mark … yet taste no different.
yet taste no different
Sure, if you don’t have tastebuds.
The one you enjoy eating the most.
Unless price is more important then taste… in which case, it’s what everyone else said… what ever has the best sale on 🤷🏽♂️
Ash Brie tends to be consistently decent and won't break the bank, especially if it's on sale.
I Absolutely love and enjoy Brie Woolworths HomeBrand @ Room Temp …
Aldo has a nice french one.
Aldo?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Group
worldwide chain of shoe and accessories stores
Though I guess, being based in Montreal, they do indeed have a nice French one…
Well, some washed rind cheeses do smell like old socks!
I reckon that the Thomas Dux Triple Cream Brie is one of the nicest I have had in a long time. This range is surprisingly good at woolworths, and not too expensive. I would recommend to anyone.
It really is the Dux… cheese.
"I would recommend to anyone"
sounds like the standard catchphrase of the fake review by a vested interest
'definitely recommend to everyone'
Brie D’Affinois by a mile. Available at Coles. Not sure about woolies.
For a pleb…the french brie at aldi is good.
Brie Larson by far ;)
I made my own hoping to have it ready for Christmas. It wasn't but we enjoyed the first wheel just after New Year and let the second wheel sit for a few more weeks. The first was very nice but the second was the most incredible I have tasted. Perfect ripening for our tastes.
It wasn't difficult to make as such, but you do need to check it daily while maturing. That first day, you are turning the moulds every hour, which is a bit hectic with lif e going on around you.
My book says that being the refrigerator slows down the maturing. However if you leave brie too long, it will literally go liquid in the middle and your whole batch is ruined. I noticed it was quite firm initially.and would not budge if you squeezed it lightly. Within 3 or 4 weeks, it would yield to that pressure. Then it is up to your tastes as to how much longer to leave it.
Where do you store/ripen it? What about the mold?
The French L'Ovale cheese isn't brie or camembert - because it isn't made in the right district.
It's also quite nice, and tastes like a brie, unlike **every* version i have had from double -named companies where the second name is "cape" , which have always seemed like a pathetic attempt to shift their more tasteless butter by throwing a white rind on it.
This is one of my favourites. Well rounded flavour, very accessible
I like this cheese, but every time I get it, I get over it more quickly than other soft cheeses I buy regularly, not sure why. I also recommend keeping this one in a container in the fridge as otherwise your whole fridge will smell like this cheese.
Agree - l'ovale and pico are great. Aldibused to have a mock d'affinois square one - best Aldi cheese ever
Was that their le pave one?
Yes!!! That's that name - so good and so cheap compared to d'affinois
Is there a best brie? They are all so differnt and good. Even the cheapies.
Soft cheese is like sex - even the worts soft cheese is still pretty good.
- Woody Allen / Gakko
Make sure to leave it out the fridge to come to room temp.
Same, Larson with a bottle of whiskey.
King Island Dairy Double Brie
Coal River Farm Triple Cream Ashed Brie. Might not be ion a Colesworth, but a Harris Farm, Thomas Dux or some IGAs may stock it.
Our Triple Cream Brie, has been rolled in charcoal, which enhances the creamy, nutty flavour. This cheese has a striking ashy appearance, which will look fabulous on any cheese plate.
https://www.coalriverfarm.com.au/products/the-phoenix-ashed-…
If you like cheese, visit Harris Farm - best place :)
https://www.harrisfarm.com.au/products/fromager-daffinois-do…
Kraft cream cheese…
The cheapest, when on sale.
le dauphin cheese, beat Brie D’Affinois by a mile, would easily be the best brie you ever have.
Alison is the best Brie.
Look for triple cream. eg. Udder Delights.
Jindi Triple Cream brie is def. avail Colesworth.
Ensure room temp to enjoy it most.
Some quince paste, or strong burnt fig jam adds more to enhance your cholesterol experience.
(insert boobie emoji).
Aldi triple cream I think is sourced from Nowra.
D'affinois.
For cheese, go to aldi or qv market if you're in vic
I'm a fan of Udder Delights; they're out of Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills, and their double cream brie can be found at Colesworths.
Saint Angel brie for sure
Id have to say.. Olsen.
Not a brie per se but two really nice soft cheeses are the pico (goat) and l'ovale from Aldi. $5.99 each I believe
For a supermarket brie my fave is Jindi triple cream brie, which I’ve only found at Coles here. It’s really creamy and not too strong tasting (which is my preference). But with the cost of groceries atm have started buying Coles brand triple cream brie and have been pleasantly surprised! Tasmanian made, reasonably priced and nice and creamy.
The cheapest