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Article: Long live the king , England's Stilton a blue cheese lover's dream
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- September 23, 2007
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A few years ago, French President Jacques Chirac brought England's
collective blood to a boil when he branded British food as the
world's second worst. (First worst? Finnish.)
"You can't trust people who cook as badly as that," he wisecracked
during a meeting with the leaders of Russia and Germany.
It's become somewhat fashionable to dis British food. In her
column a few weeks ago, even Tara made a few cracks about jellied
tongue, spotted dick and other British favorites, before extolling
the merits of lemon curd, another product of merry old England.
I'm not going to pile on. It would be too easy (baked beans and
black pudding for breakfast - c'mon, people!). Instead, let's talk
cheese. ...