Rating
Our ratings are purely subjective and based on Olympia’s descriptions and are as as follows:
(0/5) – Terrible/inedible (Cabrales)
(1/5) – BOF ie. we’re not excited about it (Edam)
(2/5) – OK, good for sandwiches (Standard supermarket “euro” cheddar).
(3/5) – Good cheese, we’d buy it again, worth putting on the cheeseboard.
(4/5) – Definitely worth getting if you see it.
(5/5) – Oh my God, there’s an orgasm in my mouth!
As for our categorisation of hardness, there is officially a very complex method of discerning hardness. We plum for the very simple:
Hard – It does not yield under finger pressure.
Semi-soft – It yields under pressure and then bounces back to its original shape.
Soft – Spreadable. It easily yields under pressure and remains squished.