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30th May 2005: Coopers hill, Gloucestershire. The Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake is an annual event held in the month of May at Cooper's Hill, SO892146, near Cheltenham and Gloucester in the Cotswolds region of England. It is traditionally by and for the people of Brockworth - the local village, but now people from over the world take part. The event takes its name from the hill it occurs on. From the top of the hill a round of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled, and competitors race down the hill after it. The first person over the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. In theory, competitors are aiming to catch the cheese, but since it has a one second head start and can reach speeds up to 70 mph (112 kmh, enough to knock over and injure a spectator as it did in 1997), this rarely occurs.
Accurate information is hard to come by, but the tradition is at least 200 years old. Suggestions have been made that the event may either date back to Roman times or have been a pagan healing ritual, but there is no evidence for this.
These were so good-I topped with Kraft American cheese slices. I picked them up and ate them with my hands(like a chocolate chip cookie)
Cheese
Left to right: Ricotta Passita (Abruzzo), Alpha Tolman (Vermont), and Lady in Blue. ($14 for three)
Maialino
New York, New York
(May 1, 2014)
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Kraft Singles 2% Milk American Cheese, 9/2014 by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube
Kraft Singles 2% Milk American Cheese, 9/2014 by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME …
On Tuesday, 8 June 2010, myself and the rest of the editorial team of Hampton Roads Magazine – as well as some of our significant others – went to watch the Norfolk Tides (a farm team of the Baltimore Orioles) play the Gwinnett Braves (a farm team of the Atlanta Braves) at Harbor Park in downtown Norfolk.
Actually, the ballgame was incidental – we were really all there to sample the ballpark food. Food fare at arenas have moved away from the traditional peanuts and Cracker Jacks; at some major league parks there are impressive menus. We decided to see what Norfolk had to offer, and found a pretty wide-and-varying selection, including veggie burgers and dogs, barbecue platters, and fried Twinkies.
Although the food wasn’t what you’d expect in a fine dining restaurant, it was pretty good. Coupled with a perfect early summer evening of moderate temps and low humidity, the companionship of friends, the enjoyment of one of the quintessential American pastimes, and beer – several beers – we made a tasty meal out of what we found from the concession stands.
Some of our findings: a Tides (regular) Dog with chili; Italian sausage with grilled onions and peppers; footlong dog laden with kraut, onions and relish; veggie burger, Philly cheesesteak with potato salad; barbecue sandwich with coleslaw; grilled jumbo pretzel, funnel cake, fried Twinkie, cotton candy, chicken burrito, roasted peanuts, chicken strips and a miniature O’s helmet filled with fries. We found the prices were fair – considering the venue; they do prevent outside food from being brought in, so you are a captive audience.
In the end, it was a great evening, and the home team even won.
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For more of my adventures in food, check out my blog – www.patrickevanshylton.com
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Buffalo Fresh Cheese
Asador Etxebarri
Axtondo, Spain
(March 13, 2019)
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