The Celtic Cheese Incident

[Bruno]

I had an English literature class a couple of semesters ago where we were studying literature from the Middle Ages. One of the books we had to read was Beowulf. (I know, those were Geats, but still...) At one point she gave us a handout describing the characteristics of that particular culture. It basically read like a checklist of the symptoms of FAS.

At some point I pointed out this little observation of mine. She was not amused.

[Cain]

 

[Suu]

I just saw this thread. 

I almost joined him in the tirade...til I saw the kids myself.

What's so Celtic about cheese anyway? Because it's from Ireland? Because it has intricate stolen-from-the-Greeks knotwork on it? What if it was a Gaul Celt rather than an Irish Celt? A Spanish Celt? Sicilian Celt? Larry Byrd?

I want historical evidence presented to me on the origin of Celtic cheddar cheese or Celtic cheeses in general.


Oh man I feel a TCC troll coming on...