Origin: Southern Italy
We paid: 1.39€ for 100g
When faced with the overwhelming variety of cheese found in french supermarkets, where does one start? We picked the least attractive runt of the litter. Introducing Scamorza; at first glance an abstract and arty cheese, reminiscent of a 5-year-old’s first play-dough sculpture crossed with a knobbly frankfurter. At odds with its entertaining appearance, this cheese has considerably less pazzazz on the inside. Here’s what we thought…
Texture: We would compare it to an unpeelable cheese string. Rubbery and springy but also slightly gritty; not smooth like other rubbery cheeses. And besides, what’s the point of an unpeelable cheese string?
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Taste: A real plain Jane, the smokey flavour is really all you get with this one. There’s not much else going on to balance it out, so it leaves a lingering after-taste. Eaten alone it’s nothing to shout about so we tried melting it, but it turns out nothing can save this cheese. As Paul McCartney once sang, live and let die.
Strength: Poor effort, Scamorza. You just taste of bonfire before any of the guests arrive. You ain’t no Hercules, 4/10.
Overall Score: We’ll give it a generous 3/10 because it looks funny, and because we don’t want to hurt its feelings.
Final Thoughts: It wouldn’t make it onto our cheese-board, but what gherkins add to a burger this cheese could add to a toasted sandwich. Possibly. Although we’re going to stick with cheddar.
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Excellent blog! I’ve just met this cheese in Sicily. Like you say bonfire taste – I gave it a wide berth. Super excited for your next post cheese lovers.
Thanks Barbara! Just wrote a new post on Comté if you fancy a read.
I will most definitely be staying up to date with this!! Best thing to come out of France since those Mr Men mustard pots