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i have literally gone cheese mad recently.

I went on a bit of a halloumi binge over Christmas. Not psychedelic in the least, but very nice anyway.

Could the psychedelic cheese thing be related to the idea that eating cheese before bed will give you weird dreams? That often happens to me.

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Originally Posted by sonicl

Yes, I believe so. I know that all cheese contains certain stimulants that enhance the hypnagogic stage (a friend did his Psychology BA dissertation on this subect), and generally speaking, eating anything before bedtime will increase the REM stage of sleep (because your body's processing things, it has more stimulation than during 'lay' times).

But I read (somewhere, forgotten in a most convenient fashion) that because cheese is made in a related fashion to the process of putrefaction/ decay which makes mushrooms in nature, cheese, particularly of the Stilton types, where something non-milky is inserted as 'veins' into the cheese, can produce psychedelic elements.

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Originally Posted by Glice

Thanks for the dedication. Cheese is a way of life. Don't worry, I also got some other slightly less peculiar presents.

Feta isn't something I'm terribly fond of, unless it's with a salad or something. In all honesty, I ignore it entirely unless I'm dining with my Greek friends, all of whom seem to be competing with Ireland for the title of 'biggest contribution to making guests fat' (with Bangladesh and Iran neck-and-neck for fourth place).

and i think psilocybin is the word you are after

That's utterly reprehensible. I'm quite, quite disgusted by that. Surely there's still McDonalds/ Burger King (etc) adverts on all year round? I think we, the cheese lovers, and the cheese companies (except for babybel, they can fuck right off) should pull together and storm parliament, demanding our rights to fine cheeses.

I've gone far too long without Roquefort. We had some in recently, sort of left it for a few weeks, and it went all watery and weird and had a taste that, quite literally, made me see God. I may have mentioned it once or thrice already in this thread.

Does anyone know of the alleged 'psychedelic' cheeses? I read somewhere that there are generally-available cheeses which contain similar properties to mushrooms (psycheglobin? [sp?]).

i do recall hearing something about certain cheese cultures that do that, i think there is something call ergot and it has a deriviative that can cuase hallucinations if taken in substantial amounts. we have a beer in australia that has it in it but it is shit beer and you would need to drink about 25 cartons

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Really? My girlfriend will be pleased about that, she's always telling me that cheese is fattening and bad for me and that I eat too much of it.

Obviously she hasn't heard that cheese is officially a junk food yet, as she bought me a present yesterday of a selection of cheeses containing English Cheddar, Stilton, Wensleydale with Cranberries, Brie and Double Gloucester. This is why I love her.

I found out today that the first film to be censored in Britain was an advert for Stilton which showed the micro-biotic activity of it. We, the cheese appreciators, must stand up against our non-cheese loving opressors. For your cheese-appreciating interest.

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Originally Posted by Glice

I found out today that the first film to be censored in Britain was an advert for Stilton which showed the micro-biotic activity of it.

Total porn.

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(except for babybel, they can fuck right off)

i know it might ruin my credibilility for future posts in this thread, but i actually like those little babybel things... then again, i guess it has to do with the fact that i had a lot of babybel as a child... at lunch at school, when we were going to some excursions with school... well, yes, that's certainly the reason why. same with vache-qui-rit, a nostalgy thing, i suppose...

tonight, i had some roquefort and camembert, and it was heavenly good... the wine wasn't crap either...

Lysergic Acid is made from ergot. LSD was first snthesized during research on ergot.
I used to take Ergotamine (or something like that) for migraines years ago. It affects your blood vessels.

I don't know if ergot is in cheese.

I've had some very disappointing Boursin with garlic and herbs recently. It doesn't seem to pack quite the punch that it used to.

Just had a slice of Somerset Cricketer fom the fridge. Most pleasant.

Sometimes I live on string cheese.

Dude, why is Mozzarella not on the list??????

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Originally Posted by kingcoffee

Dude, why is Mozzarella not on the list??????

I refer my honorable friend to the answer I gave some time ago: http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...27&postcount=5

Anyway, if you ever get the chance to eat white stilton with mango and papaya in, my advice is sieze that chance.

Dutch are crazy about cheese.

Do you have a favourite cheese, king_buzzo?

It's a bit predictable, but Gouda is my favourite of the Dutch cheese.

Not really. Maybe young goat chese or boursain (sp?) and some other one I dont know the name of.

Goat cheese is lovely, and under-appreciated by the masses. Welsh goats cheese is often very nice.

It is, young goat cheese is pretty cool with brown bread loafs.

...with a bit of finely-chopped red onion, or maybe some fresh coriander.