A better cheese than that from a whale
Submitted by Joanna on Tue, 2008-09-23 16:59.
If you haven't been down to Breaker Bay lately to get yourself a lump of whale oil (I'm not sure what's more disgusting - whale vomit or the bile that the same-named blog splurts out) and you're not the type to buy such a thing on trademe, the Wellingtonista would like to make the following cheesy suggestions:
- "I nominate that Mexican place down Left Bank that did that diabollically cheesy thing (quesadilla?) I had that one time. It was like a cheesy soup. I believe I stared death in the the face. The delicious, plasticy face."
- "The ooozy oozy brie as part of the fantastic antipasto at Gusto in Petone
- Any cheese from the Dutch Shop in Petone (but I have a particular fondness for the cumin gouda)
- Fromagerie at Kirk's
- Truffle (small but interesting selection)
- Saganaki (ouzo-flamed Greek cheese) at Duke Carvell's
- Quattro Formaggio pizza at Scopa (and no doubt elsewhere)
- Chow's blue cheese & peanut wontons
- "Oh, and Arbitrageur has some fantastic cheeses to chose from for their antipasto selection."
So there's a few starting points for you. Just don't get too cheesed off if you have crazy dreams afterwards...


I have found that the Canturbury Red cheese from Barry's Bay makes about the best grilled cheese sandwich ever.
Now I just have to find a source in Wellington. I've found other cheese from Barry's, but not the Canturbury Red.
I think they have it at Kirk's fromagerie. Definitely worth trying the place anyway, and they'll give you little samples to get you hooked.
Thanks Tom. Kirks had exactly what I was looking for. I'd also received an email from Barry's yesterday letting me know of all the New World in the area that also stocked it. Strange that they didn't mention Kirks.
I'm really looking forward to my cheesy lunch today.
i love the samples at the dutch shop in petone
they are big enough to make for a light cheese sandwich
Burito Bros does one of those cheesy-soups, too. Can't remember the name either, but it rules hard.
The thing that Mexican place serves isn't a soup, it's just this cheesy sauce that's so runny it's like a soup.
But - OMG, cheesy soup at Burrito Bros! Wants!
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