Apericubes cheese

[Akiko]

Has anyone else ever had this? I grew up eating laughing cow cheese as well as string cheese (which I also still love). I also love artisanal cheese plates, but laughing cow cheese and string cheese is sort of like... candy while the artisanal cheese plate is more like the kind of thing a pastry chef turns out. Both have their place.

This year when we went snowboarding in les trois vallees I found apericubes... little individuallly wrapped cubes of tomato, ham, and blue cheese flavoured laughing cow type cheese.

I'm hooked... I can't believe England doesn't import the stuff and I can't find it outside of France. I've told my husband that the next time he goes for work (which is next week) I want him to come back with 10 boxes of the stuff.

I especially like the tomato... and when its spread on a carr's water biscuit, that's the best. I'd like to eat just that for dinner.

[Rossco]

Thanks for the memory jog - I was introduced to these as an eight year old, huddled for some warmth as my family were foolishly trying to scale some austrian peak. Whilst already something of a 'vache qui rit' connosieur, I was not prepared for the divine delights of the tomato version. With a 40 cube box to get through, the prospect of sitting in the mountain refuge all afternoon suddenly seemed quite pleasant.

[Stephen Jackson]

First thing in my trolley when I get to the supermarket near my house in the Auvergne.

When I was a student at Bordeaux Uni I lived for about two months on bread, wine and Apericubes. Given the parlous state of the toilets in the hall of residence (*very* downtown Marrakech!), I was glad of the 'binding' effect of the little chaps.

I go for a tray of natural, and a rogue tray of whatever flavours are on offer. Sometimes they do limited edition trays with 'wacky' flavours. Different cheeses, seafood, herbs etc.

Vive la cube!

[fresh_a]

I like the Indian cuisine-flavored ones..

[Stephen Jackson]

*pricks up ears*

Haven't tried those ones yet. Hmm. Apericube paneer?

[fresh_a]

They're great... can be bought in virtually any French supermarket.... shall I send you some ?

[Stephen Jackson]

No need, I shall be in my local Géant in a few weeks' time.

Thanks, though!