Cheeses of Mercia

[Wulfhere]

Cheshire



Double Gloucester



Lincolnshire Poacher



Red Leicester



Sage Derby



Shropshire Blue



Stichelton



Stilton



Stinking Bishop

[Absinthe]

This one looks amazing! Actually I haven't tried any of them and they all look extraordinary... I am drooling

[Wulfhere]

This one looks amazing! Actually I haven't tried any of them and they all look extraordinary... I am drooling

Sage Derby is, indeed, delicious! I like Stinking Bishop the best, I think. Though Stilton is lovely too.

[Beorn]

Gloucester is in Wessex.

[Absinthe]

Why is the "Stinking Bishop" called stinking? Also, is it like brie? It appears to have a soft and gummy texture...

[Treffie]

Why is the "Stinking Bishop" called stinking? Also, is it like brie? It appears to have a soft and gummy texture...

Probably because it nonks

The cheese was brought to international attention by a brief but important role in the Oscar-winning 2005 animated film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, in which it was used to revive Wallace from the dead. Demand for the cheese subsequently rose by 500%

[Wulfhere]

Gloucester is in Wessex.

No, it is not. Look at any historical map of Mercia.

[Wulfhere]

Why is the "Stinking Bishop" called stinking? Also, is it like brie? It appears to have a soft and gummy texture...

It's named after the Stinking Bishop pear, which perry is made from that the cheese is immersed in. It's texture is similar to Brie, yes.

[Beorn]

No, it is not. Look at any historical map of Mercia.

Will that "historical map" be more trustworthy than my "historical map"?

Gloucester is Wessex.

[Wulfhere]

Will that "historical map" be more trustworthy than my "historical map"?

Gloucester is Wessex.

Yes, proper historical maps will certainly be more accurate than any fake map you can produce that shows Gloucester to be in Wessex. Just try looking them up, and see.