Dave: Hey gang! Welcome to our first food review. We don't normally do reviews of ingredients because we like our finished products to stand for themselves but sometimes there is an ingredient or a cooking implement that deserves a post of its own. Today, that product is the Cambozola Black Label Brie by Champignon North America, Inc. This is a triple cream Brie with ribbons of Gorgonzola and it is rich.
Lauren: Full disclosure - we like Brie. Any Brie. A LOT. On occasion, we like to treat ourselves to a brie and butter sandwich (a snack I first made for my high school graduation party because I had seen the Horne brothers share one on Twin Peaks. Yeah...I was a weird kid). This Brie does not need the butter: in fact, if I didn't know it was cheese, I might think it was butter.
I was a bit worried about the Gorgonzola ribbon, as I am not a huge fan of blue cheeses. Fortunately, it didn't overpower the Brie, but provided some nice counterpoints of bite and texture to the creaminess.
Dave: We spread the brie on some very hearty 12 Grain and Seed bread just to cut the richness a bit. I might try the next bit with a small amount of local artisan honey (courtesy of Mr. Jack Schuler of Crabtree Farm.) Today we served the cheese with a side order of chilled hami melon to add some sweetness.
We haven't tried the Cambozola Blue Label (which unlike Johnny Walker is a step down from the Black Label) but we definitely give this cheese a hearty endorsement.
Where to find it: Whole Foods, or at Champignon North America, Inc.'s website.
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