When I was little, an advent calendar with a little picture behind each door was enough to delight me. Every day from 1st December to Christmas, I had a little door to open, and behind it, there would be something - a donkey, a cat, a little scene, a Christmas tree...
Later on I discovered the delights of chocolate advent calendars. And then, gin advent calendars.
Now someone's doing it with cheese! It's not available this year... but heck, why not do it yourself?
You'll need to think about having enough variety - hard cheese, soft cheese, blue cheese, creamy cheese... And then, while December 1st might be a fresh goat's milk cheese, the cheeses towards the tail end of Advent need to be older - a manchego, mimolette, or aged comté, perhaps - or cheeses that can mature nicely while your calendar is on the wall - an Epoisses, Livarot, or Stinking Bishop.
Later on I discovered the delights of chocolate advent calendars. And then, gin advent calendars.
Now someone's doing it with cheese! It's not available this year... but heck, why not do it yourself?
You'll need to think about having enough variety - hard cheese, soft cheese, blue cheese, creamy cheese... And then, while December 1st might be a fresh goat's milk cheese, the cheeses towards the tail end of Advent need to be older - a manchego, mimolette, or aged comté, perhaps - or cheeses that can mature nicely while your calendar is on the wall - an Epoisses, Livarot, or Stinking Bishop.
Anyway, whether you decide to follow this zany idea or simply go out and buy a selection of delectable cheeses, may I wish you
