An Evening of Cheese

This post is rather overdue but a combination of two of my favourite things in the world, cheese and markets, has to be written about. Every year Borough Market plays host to an Evening of Cheese about two weeks before Christmas and it is the perfect combination of two of my favourite things.
Organised by the team at KaseSwiss, the event brings together all the cheese-sellers from Borough Market for one night only. A cheese extravaganza! A couple of weeks ago, lovely Ginger came down from Oxford for a whirlwind trip to stock up on some cheesey goodies, as well as a chance to catch up of course.
Not only is there plenty of cheese available, you can also get your crackers, quince paste (dahling). This year, there was also a selection of craft beer available and some nice Borough Market branded aprons and the like. It's a festive evening that's well worth keeping in mind to get all your Christmas cheeses.
I bought:

• Tomme Fleurette from KaseSwiss - one of my all time fave soft cheeses. Very young, unpasteurised and runny with a beautifully soft and thin rind. Also a great candidate to fry in breadcrumbs but this can only be done when it's really fresh. T and I tried it once when it was a bit too far gone and we ended up with a pan of hot cheesey oil that stank to high heaven. It was not good!
• Jura from KaseSwiss - a beautiful mountain cheese that's made really high up and has a great fruity and smokey character and a nice smoothness to it. It's great perhaps if you're a fan of Gruyere but want to try out something new. This article has a great description of it.
• Beaufort from Mons Cheesemongers. A lovely strong hard cheese that has a fabulous texture and a really long flavour.

A pretty good haul I feel. Of course you can visit both of these cheesemongers and many more at Borough Market and Maltby Street Market.

Beautiful cheeses as KaseSwiss