A second visit to Costco this week. A different warehouse, and it felt like a better one - slightly bigger and less crowded (and less Asians). But not enough to change my mind on how I feel about this place - I'm still a long way from being sold on remaining a member. They just don't sell the items I prefer or in quantities that are practical for me. If I was less fussy then perhaps I could make it work - but I just don't think it is for me. Despite needing lots of stuff, I just came away with a few items in this visit. Included was a block of cheese called "Coastal". The packaging describes it a "rugged, mature English cheddar" and, surprisingly, it is actually a product of the UK - made in Devon to be precise. Sadly, if I'm going to be honest, I'm not sure I care for it very much. The packaging states the following: "Aging for up to 15 months gives this West Country Farmhouse cheddar a unique, sweet, distinctive flavor" (note: it doesn't use the English spelling of "flavour"). Essentially, it's just comes across as a quite odd tasting, crumbly cheese. But perhaps the weirdest thing is the texture, and it's like nothing I've ever experienced before with a cheese. Again, let's go to the packaging: "You may encounter a characteristic 'crunch' when you bite into Coastal - a consequence of naturally occurring calcium crystals which often develop during the aging process". Yes, you actually crunch on these crystals when you're having this cheese. Very strange, and which somehow seems fundamentally wrong.
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