Would Berkshire Blue be wasted on a burger? I asked.
Maybe, replied the counterwoman. Don't get me wrong, it would taste great, but for a burger I might use this one, she added, indicating a less expensive blue cheese in the display case. By this time, though, I'd already sampled a sliver of the Berkshire Blue (4 oz., at $32 per pound) — a raw cow's milk cheese out of Massachusetts that's as creamy and sweet as a blue cheese can be — and I was not to be downsold.
It does taste great in a burger, I determined later that day, even on an aged-beef patty, though to no surprise the earthier parts of its profile stood in highest relief. I nipped off a piece of the Berkshire Blue to keep me company — alone, it was its creamy, sweet self once again — while I prepared a second burger to confirm my results.
Lucy's Whey
425 West 15th St. (Ninth-Tenth Aves., inside Chelsea Market)
212-463-9500
www.LucysWhey.com
Lucy's Whey featured on Tasting Table today! Nice meeting you yesterday.
Posted by: Jesse | January 25, 2010 at 01:18 PM