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Feast of Seven Cheeses

The custom of eating a variety of cheese for Christmas Eve is a practice in many communities, especially those celebrating with serious seafood eaters. Participants are welcome from all cultures and religions that support the consumption of cheese.

The roots of the feast of seven cheeses lie in Eastern Pennsylvania — some say Conshohocken, others say Easton, and yet others claim it ranges from Philadelphia all the way to New York City.

Early foodies used to bring a few cheeses or dips to enjoy while family members dined on a variety of land and sea creatures. As time passed, cheese boards became more elaborate with thoughtful pairings and unique accompaniments.

This "festa de luce" also marks the moving on from the winter solstice, as the shortest day is now behind us and we can look ahead to more light and brighter days.

The seven cheeses symbolize health, prosperity, gratitude, love, family, friends and labor.

There is no consensus on which types of cheese to include, though a typical lineup might be:

*A fresh cheese, like mozzarella, burrata, chevre, ricotta or fromage blanc
* Cheddar
* Gouda
* Blue
* A soft creamy style
* A hard aged, like a Parmigianino Reggiano
* House favorite

Accompaniments can vary from specialty crackers and breads to jams, cornichons, nuts, sugared grapes, olives/tapenades and more.

It truly is "la dolce vita."
The Feast of Seven Cheeses is celebrated on Christmas Eve.
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Butt Cheese

Cheese that is stored between the butt cheeks
women: dang i'm hungry

man: well i got some butt cheese

women: that is interesting, what kind?
man: i have swiss, american and cheddar
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cheese cactus

That cheese cactus off that dealer way shy
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grilled cheese booty

A booty that is flat and oozes like grilled cheese.
"Do I have an ass?"

"Nah girl you got a grilled cheese booty."
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cheese

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Ohio Cream Cheese Sammich

When an obese woman’s fupa rubs against her legs, and the friction makes cream cream cheese, and then the man puts it between 2 crackers and makes her eat it.
How did that nasty woman get pregnant? She ate plenty of Ohio Cream Cheese Sammich’s.
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cheese dairy product

Cheese is a dairy product, derived from milk and produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep.

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