Atomic Shrimp Advent Calendar - 3rd December 2024 - Cheese Tasting

[@JasonRogerson-gs8jp]

Jenny deserves a medal. She deals with the whims of Mr Shrimp...

[@ShellyS2060]

I bet it's a fun time. Most of the time

[@chezmoi42]

I'd put up with it for his cookery skills. He doesn't seem to subject her to the more peculiar items - I'm guessing he saves many of those for days when she's away.

[@rosemarymee]

I have long said that she is a treasure.

[@JasonRogerson-gs8jp]

@rosemarymee she's a good wife, permitting him to go do his adventuring

[@rosemarymee]

@ I think they have a much more equal relationship than that. The idea of one adult “permitting” another to do something is positively Dickensian- and we all know what a swine Dickens was to his wife.🥴

[@bern84]

13:02 Shrimp pretending to be undecided in order to sneak a few extra bits of cheese 😜

[@gregorybobov4416]

that’s what i thought 😂

[@lyndseybeaumont7301]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@sarahstrong7174]

I am sure, under the circumstances, the undecidedness was all absolutely genuine. ​@@lyndseybeaumont7301

[@sarahstrong7174]

You trying to make us hungry again? Well here I am with a tin of soup.

[@deejayk5939]

Love blue cheese / goat cheese, not sure about the combination 😊

[@ianmurphy9955]

'Shrimp everyday' might I hope become an annual thing. Also thank you Jenny for appearing in this too.

[@Moewenfels]

I hope Wayne sees this and can enjoy the delight his products bring to people :)

[@kimvibk9242]

I enjoyed the Monty Python reference at the start. Thankfully the cheesemonger's shop wasn't uncontaminated by cheese, so you didn't have to shoot him. That would have been a senseless waste of a human life. Also: Good that the cat hadn't eaten the very runny camembert.

[@TakeWalker]

I'm so very pleased he started things off that way :D

[@dharusiokay9426]

I was actually waiting for Mr. Shrimp to say at one Point "EEE, i wos hungry like!"

[@MoonSpinners]

Thank you Jenny for being in the video even though you’re not keen. ❤

[@SierraNovemberKilo]

I spy with my little eye Jenny wearing matching duvet blouse to Shrimp's duvet shirt. A very cosy luncheon for the duet.

[@applegal3058]

Haha, I never noticed that! Great catch!

[@CakeboyRiP]

Thank you for supporting small local businesses ❤

[@WakeNBakeBro]

This one made me kind of emotional. Life hasn't been the best lately and seems to only get worse, but you really show how a small thing like going to a cheese shop can brighten a day. Of course, I've never seen a cheese shop, and my mental health would keep me from even leaving the house but it was nice to see.

[@rosemarymee]

@@WakeNBakeBro Could you order some interesting cheeses online?

[@Sarah_Grant]

❤

[@Laguns-ij4hn]

Hope things get better for you soon.

[@ddhu5396]

Sending support and internet hugs

[@emilyh.9240]

I hope things will get better for you one day. Shrimp’s videos are a good reminder to me as well of the joys of life. Even things like trying a new cheese or stopping and really smelling something familiar can add interest and excitement to life, even when things are hard. Maybe consider ordering a new cheese or other new food online to try, or something else like that, if you can. Sending you a virtual hug! ❤️

[@davidmarland]

Thank you for these advent videos. It's something to look forward to each day.

[@obsydium]

Some things just shouldn’t be cheap. How very true. It may limit the amount you can have but that makes the treat all the better.

[@applegal3058]

Indeed.

[@AdmiralKnusperbacke]

The videos always make me feel like I'm visiting a dear uncle. Not the weird kind, but the kind that always explains things about the world and you just soak it up because it's told in such an interesting way. I wish I could be an uncle like that to all my nephews.

[@jonathanfinan722]

I love the word comestibles. We had a very haughty English teacher who, to be fair, played up to his cartoonish character. Mr Stoney, claimed to be ex SAS, pronounced everyone's surname phonetically to wind us up, but most importantly he called sweets, crisps & biscuits "Sub-cultural comestibles", as do I 42 years later.

[@stephaniehart4527]

I love subcultural comestibles ! Horrid Crisps in packets are worthy of the term. Thank you

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

Using terrible British words... Why not just use eatables?!?

[@Styphon]

​@@Varangian_af_ScaniaeI prefer edibles 😉

[@rosemarymee]

@@Varangian_af_Scaniae “Comestibles” rolls round the tongue better. It oozes Edwardian pretensions and suggests grocers with aspirations to gentility.

[@hattyburrow716]

My father always used ‘comestibles’. Given I’m 67 I think it’s a time thing, it was common back then and times change, I love the term still.

[@helenmcclure]

Christmas is not Christmas without a lavish cheese board accompanied by a little fruit and, in my case, a glass of Port.

[@miphia3835]

Watching an Atomic Shrimp video after work on friday is one of my favorite little rituals ive done for a while now. Now i get that joy every morning before heading off to work which really just brightens my day. Thank you for the videos they have helped me through a fairly tough few months and have always brought me great joy!

[@flakeysnakey]

Such a treat to have a new Atomic Shrimp video to watch each morning!

[@kylajedi]

These advent videos have brought so much joy into my life! My roommate and I have recently gotten very into cheese tasting. I was so excited to share this video with him, and after it was over we of course had to get out our own little cheese selection and do a tasting. Thank you for inspiring us!!!

[@peterfishley3951]

Love cheese and lovely to see that shop you went to and hats off for giving the small business a plug.

[@lisabarnes6351]

Thanks for inviting us to lunch :-)) really enjoyed the company

[@LovelyRuthie]

CHEEEEESE! I have a cheese advent calendar this year, which, apart from the fact it has to be kept in the fridge, knocks the ol' chocolate ones into a cocked hat. The Blue Goat's cheese...I will have to track some down...two of my favourite cheese types in one!

[@marylynne9104]

So jealous! ❤

[@ladycgchmgrl]

Please tell me where one acquires a cheese advent calendar (praying it's something I can safely order from the Netherlands, haha)

[@rosemarymee]

@@ladycgchmgrl Probably another casualty of Brexit. Many small businesses have had to give up sending goods abroad.😟

[@Isobel-el3ye]

I don't like chocolate. But cheese is a weakness of mine, a cheese advent calendar sounds just my thing!

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

@@rosemarymee Brexit has been an unmitigated disaster - the UK economy is £140 Billion smaller, there's 1.8 Million fewer jobs, a massive slump in goods trading between the UK and EU. As for immigration, that's fallen FROM the EU BUT has risen from countries OUTSIDE the EU, so no real change. The "take back control" battle cry was, of course, yet another Brexit lie.

[@Pooky-Cat]

Watching this in between "spotting" trains on a live stream of a railway station in Czechia. Listening to station announcements in Czech always makes me hungry for cheese and now Mr Shrimp and family have added to my tummy rumbles lol. Thank you Mike, Jenny and Eva.

[@rosemarymee]

@@Pooky-Cat That’s a wonderful sentence -“Listening to station announcements in Czech always makes me hungry for cheese “. I feel that only the Atomic Shrimp could attract that calibre of viewer.😉

[@Pooky-Cat]

@rosemarymee 😂

[@Asptuber]

Oooh, in Czechia you can go and buy small _weird_ flavoured brie-type thingies. Like with whole green peppers in them. There's even a Tesco variant iirc. Very far from "good brie" (ie very mild and young), but wonderful as a snack.

[@SvobodovaEva]

⁠@@Asptuber Hermelin, famously made in the city of Sedlcany :) It’s practically tasteless, that’s why we add things like pepper or chili into it. Also, still waiting for the day when Shrimp tries a czech canned product. We have many weird options, like canned horse meat goulash.

[@Asptuber]

@@SvobodovaEva Yes! That was the name. Hermelin - in Swedish that means a kind of weasel (Mustela Erminea), so to me it seems like a very weird name for a cheese. Canned horse meat goulash? That sounds interesting, must look out for that when I'm next somewhere near. Just last week I improved some Croatian canned goulash. Surprisingly good, but much better with a few tbsp of fresh Hungarian paprika.

[@MyFriendsKitchen]

Blessed are the cheesemongers

[@wendybrown5935]

Yea for memories of Monty python🤩

[@tichwykes]

Love the Monty Python reference at the beginning

[@jimbolambo103]

I didn't expect to spend a quarter of an hour watching people eat cheese today but I'm glad I did!

[@lyndseybeaumont7301]

I have been a bit down lately. I feel a bit like I’m losing faith in the world after recently being scammed by a friend. Humanity seems cruel and devious right now, as I have experienced several bad turns by others. I’m a Christian, I strive to be the best version of myself and try really hard to be respectful and kind to everyone, trying not to judge and giving everyone a chance. Today, watching your simple kind act of plugging “The Fridge” on your channel for no recompense, suddenly made me snap out of my depression. There are all different ways to show kindness and that was very nice of you to do that. Sometimes it’s hard to see the kindnesses of others, when your life has been changed dramatically by someone else’s greedy and selfish actions. I have been in a hole for a few months, wondering how I climb out. Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity and waking me up. I will recover. By your simple action, it has changed things for me. There are still good and kind people out there. By the way, keep your stinky goat cheese out of my fridge! lol. Whilst I quite enjoy a pungent cheese, like Stinking Bishop, I draw the line at goats cheese. As you say, it is way too goaty 😂. Looking forward to day 4 . xx

[@hattyburrow716]

I used o milk my nanny goat, Hermione, straight into my mouth as a child. This was in 1960. Wonderful giving creatures goats

[@leanne0811]

I love the fridge I was in there today in fact. It is a hidden gem! They do a wonder gift basket service. I'm wondering if you'll be paying Bridport a visiting on Wednesday (4th) evening for the Christmas cheer well worth coming in for if you haven't in the past.

[@rosemarymee]

@@leanne0811 Is the Youth Hostel in Bridport still open? I seem to remember it had a wonderful large room which had been used for rope-making.

[@leanne0811]

@@rosemarymee sadly not and even worse its just sat empty.

[@juliajacobs1848]

I buy the Lidl industrial cheese, I call it decoy cheese to keep greedy paws off of the vintage cheddar and Redstone which will disappear in a couple of days otherwise.

[@AtomicShrimp]

The properties of the stuff seem to vary quite a lot - sometimes it's a bit on the mild/rubbery side, other times it's actually pretty decent mature cheddar in there. I assume there's some variety in the sourcing. I do find Lidl's offering to be a bit nicer than the equivalent budget industrial block from some other supermarkets.

[@andymerrett]

I have toyed with buying a second fridge with a lock on it. Even with the strategy you suggest, the higher quality cheese had to be stored in the fridge. It’s quite difficult to hide items this way. Sometimes I might hide smaller things behind some vegetables.

[@juliajacobs1848]

I was tempted to get a mini fridge and hide it in the spare bedroom, but the decoy cheese seems to work. I put the good stuff in a bread bag tucked under the veg, nobody looks there, it's easier to grab the decoy..

[@juliajacobs1848]

I agree that the quality does change, not a fan of the rubbery stuff eithe r. However differing quality in cheese, even from the same producers is a thing. My Mum always purchased farmhouse cheddar from the same place, always good but at times exceptionally good. I was told it depends on the milk cycle of the cow, the time of year, the quality of the grass and who milked the cow, as well as who made the cheese and how and where it was aged. It appears the is a lot of variables in cheese making.

[@The3Storms]

One of the best tips I’ve gotten this year, thank you.

[@andymerrett]

I’m glad to see there is a cheese tax in addition to the toast tax.

[@dogwalker666]

Indeed, my dog loves cheese!

[@kathyweddle8400]

Pachyderm in the parlor…love that! What a lovely idea…video advent calendar. Great fun.

[@lizg5574]

You remind me so much of my eldest brother. He loved trying different cheeses and often brought something pungent home with him when he visited! He was in raptures when he discovered a cheese shop had opened in our home town and visited it every day that Christmas (when they were open) to find his next treasure! Sadly a great many were off limits for me due to major mould allergies (related to penicillin). When those were being tried, I had to leave the room as just the spores could trigger a reaction. Nice to see Jenny enjoying tasting with you, and Eva getting her cheese tax!

[@majordolbyscat]

Ever since finding Ines Rosales Tortas last year I've been addicted to them, and will not settle for any other, I have tried all the flavours and love them, but keep coming back to the "Original" recipe. Lovely cheeses on the cheese board here. I treat myself, every Christmas to trying a new cheese and dry cured meat / sausage.

[@doubledeadlocked7701]

What a friend we have in cheeses. 😂

[@breidi543]

I can already tell that I'm gonna miss these daily videos. But I guess the point of something special is that it's something special (wow, that was some great poetic prowess right there).

[@pjn7136]

Always amused by the human ability to try to see a face or head in everything. I couldn’t help but doing so by seeing a profile in the cheese at 6:50

[@stonefly514]

Always gonna be a good video when the starting sentence is “I came over a little bit peckish”! Love the videos shrimp!

[@lindsaylovestorun]

Thanks for all your hard work to do this advent calendar idea. I'm looking forward to watching it each day. ❤

[@zzydny]

It's really lovely to hear Jenny adding her opinion. 🌻

[@justjet]

Love stores like that! Everything looked so good. Enjoying this series!

[@Josh-bd3mt]

Jenny is the real star of this channel. Mr Shrimp is just the vehicle that delivers her.

[@magi267]

I had been wondering what to get my brother and sister-in-law for Christmas. This is the perfect idea. They like to entertain, they enjoy wine and I'd like to pick up things to go on a charcuterie board for them. Thank you.

[@kentuckylady2990]

Teetotaler here, I enjoyed the cheese tasting. I enjoy my cheese with a good cup of tea or coffee. They go together very well. I suppose I could try eating cheese with sparkling grape juice.

[@Desertthorn11]

You just don't know how much I am enjoying the advent calendar. Thank you again. Now I've got to go out and get some stinky cheese to taste.

[@saraherber1887]

I am loving the advent calendar videos.😊

[@bethenecampbell6463]

I honestly think you could do a whole advent calendar of "try new cheese" from Wayne's shop. It's lovely shop and Wayne is a very nice proprietor. The plum porter you chose sounds perfect for the season and a nice accompaniment for your commestibles. It was lovely to join you and Jenny for the tasting. Can't wait to see what comes next!

[@floripaspbr]

Lovely! I wish I had someone to share a nice table like this. Wish you two, and anyone who is reading this, all the best!

[@CineMiamParis]

In all these years I don’t believe I have heard Jenny say anything else than « very nice ». So when she gave the sheep’s cheddar a rather flat « that’s all right » , I couldn’t help but admire her manners. 😁 Give the lady some real cheddar already

[@forestcatqueen4214]

Really enjoying the advent calendar! Something to look forward to each day. Watching from the southern USA.

[@raraavis7782]

Setting out to try a cheese one has never tried before. Now if that isn't a worthwhile endeavor, I don't know what is!

[@littlemousereads]

These advent videos are so cosy and wonderful to watch! I'm stuck at home resting a freshly broken toe so it's been lovely to have a non-strenuous way to get some seasonal vibes ❤

[@anniestumpy9918]

Ah the pickled walnuts! I made them after your recipe 2 years ago and definitely plan on making another batch next year. What a great and unusual treat!

[@emilyh.9240]

I’m really enjoying these advent calendar videos! Such a fun way to bring holiday cheer! I imagine I would enjoy the blue goat cheese - I love both blue cheese and goat’s cheese, so together they must be especially delightful!

[@jontymalice1336]

Been the third for me for 21 hours now, and England is 12 hours behind, so its smack bang the morning of the third for Mr Shrimp. The title is absolutely fine.

[@lizg5574]

If you're in NZ, they're 13 hours behind!

[@rosemarymee]

@@lizg5574 Some would say 100 years behind…🤔

[@dogwalker666]

​@@lizg5574we are the datum, You are in the future.

[@MerryMerryQuiteContrary]

oh gosh now i'm hungry and crving cheese. just got to the prep stage after shopping, so once i'm done with work in a couple hours i'm gonna go to the shop and buy some cheese i enjoy and haven't had in a while and *then* finish watching this! :D

[@lunacat4136]

I was really confused by the title. The Fridge looks like a cheese lovers heaven.

[@PerilousRainbow]

My partner and I got cheese advent calendars for a bit of fun. I’m ending up with far more of the cheese, because he’s very much into the more mild ones and I enjoy just about every cheese I’ve ever had, including Limburger. Can’t stand American Brie, but it triggers my penicillin allergy. French Brie on the other hand, absolutely delightful.

[@TiyuLP]

Here im sitting alone and happy to be seeing this video. Thank you!

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

The cheese shop at the beginning,i would have been like a kid in a toy shop at Christmas in there !

[@TomOConnor-BlobOpera]

And fair play to the cheesemonger for being up for being on video.

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

@@TomOConnor-BlobOpera This is also true !

[@artgoddess8042]

Thanks for letting us enjoy a holiday nosh with you.

[@steveshadowphoto9346]

Wonderful Advent videos! Thanks for sharing with us. Merry Christmas from Chicago!

[@theotherzaphriel488]

I know that its her comfort level but thoroughly enjoy videos with Jenny in. I feel we have a very similar relationship dynamic as you two do (occasional tuts, lots of laughs and the odd 'what!?!') and its inspiring to see that she may still stay with me in the future 😂

[@cheriblossom983]

All this wholesome content and Eva too ❤❤❤❤

[@zeterzero4356]

What a lovely lunch. Thanks for sharing guys.

[@siarametanal4317]

Looks fun, now I want to do cheese tasting too!

[@lewis838]

I was literally saying to my mrs this morning, I fancy a cheese board, this has sealed the deal!

[@lizadams7662]

I liked the crunching sounds here!!

[@azurehanyo]

A spread of nice cheeses, fruits, veg, and crackers is among my favourite Christmastime lunches! Thank you for sharing with us, Mike and Jenny. (And Eva!)

[@ddhu5396]

Greetings from mainland USA! That cheese shop looks spectacular, am quite jealous

[@gigi3242]

Wow, you are so lucky to have such a wonderful shop to go to; so much cheese! Jenny is far braver than I, that blue cheese would not have gotten tasted. Thank you for sharing your adventure. Happy Holidays

[@AngelaDoyne]

thank you so much,takes a lot of time&effort make these videos,

[@Frank-om4fc]

You get what you pay for... quality, if you are lucky to pay for it is everything...never feel guilty for it...keeps people in work...

[@Moewenfels]

"Not in the mood for cheese? That excuse has more holes than this fiiiine Gorgombert!"

[@somethinginnocuousindahouse]

Eva being the goodest girl for some cheese

[@JemmaStovell]

I went to The Fridge in Bridport earlier in the year too! They are so lovely you can't go away empty handed.

[@thetoddthefox]

Loving the advent video collection so far! Thanks for doing this :)

[@GoldenMeatloaf]

Absolutely love the Plum Porter. Always pick up a few bottles when I get the chance. One of my all time favourites.

[@Graciegrace-b8g]

I love this advent calendar idea! 😊

[@philipmckeon8944]

Dono about you guys but it’s 8.20 in the morning and shrimpy and jannie have me starving just watching them eat! I’m going to head down to the kitchen and have some cornflakes. 👍

[@DLC-sy7pp]

Jenny.

[@CosmoMemory91]

Happy Holidays to you and miss Jenny. These videos have been very good to me at a tough time

[@SiansCraftyCorner]

Got to love a good old fashioned cheese mongers. I'm guessing some of them had some funny names.

[@rebeccasourpuss]

I'm so enjoying these videos!

[@prab-vh8mk]

Ahh my home town nice to see you here shopping and supporting local stores 😊x

[@chrishuhn5065]

02:16 Pickled what now? 🤨 Walnut? 🤔 Yay, another rabbit hole to climb down! 🧗🙃

[@emmawilkins5755]

So cool! I love cheese and have been meaning to try something different for a while. You have definitely inspired me to go to my local cheese shop and test out something new this Christmas!

[@kaythulucrewe]

This was just so lovely. The shop and charming Mr. Wayne, the gorgeous spread of your canned and fresh produce, the meal looked delicious, and money spent on good cheese is NEVER wasted. This was my favorite so far of the advent series!

[@rat_dragon]

My birthday was the start of your advent vids so they're like bday & xmas gifts combined! Thanks man

[@MysteriumArcanum]

Happy belated birthday!

[@KarenBowers4]

I live in a small town we have nothing like that cheese shop in my area. I would go crazy in a shop like that I love cheese. I enjoyed seeing the shop and the tasting.

[@migueljara9399]

Thank you for making these videos. I’m catching up to the 5th day!

[@ian-c.01]

Thanks for the Monty Python reference, that gave me a smile today ! 😄

[@lolnamelollastname9788]

"fermented curd" 😂😂😂 Got a bit of a way to go before I catch up to today, but loving what I've seen so far

[@jasondrummond9451]

The cheese theme really got hold of me, and I decided to get into my annual Christmas block of Norwegian gjetost. So, while watching your video, I had a late supper of buttered toast with thin slices of gjetost melting into it, red grapes and neat vodka. (Hey - you go with what you've got.) Gjetost is a very different cheese - whey from goat cheese manufacture, cooked down into a sweet and delicous nutty carmel substance. There is nothing that says Christmas morning breakfast to me like buttered fruit bread toast with gjetost melting into it. The stuff is divine. Use a cheese slicer to cut meltable paper thin slices.

[@tomalexander2710]

Looks like a fantastic cheesemongers! Will make sure to visit next time I'm in the area

[@italiana626sc]

What a lovely way to spend an afternoon and broaden your horizons!

[@chasonlapointe]

If I had a nickel for every British youtuber's December advent calendar series I'm watching I'd have 10 cents... but I'm glad Ashen's Advent calendar has company on my feed for a change...

[@MsStack42]

The outside of that shop looked MARVELOUS ! Anyone with a Tomato Fetish has probably passed out !

[@ShamaLaLaDingDing]

Such a lovely video. 💓

[@stephenlittle7534]

What q great walk. I too live the smell if where I am. Like new cut lawn. Or field full of cabbage yummy. And yes, the firs tree'sj. And what a lovely spread on that table. 😊😊😊

[@countesscable]

That looks like my idea of heaven…..🤤 I love all types of cheese, but the stinkier, the better!

[@zeldajunkielol2]

Love meals consisting of cheese and pickings, was fun to hear both of you and Jenny's thoughts on the cheeses! Ripe bleu cheese is one of my favorites too. When I visited Seattle a couple months ago, one of the stores near the Pike Street Market had small off cuts for sale at a very reasonable price and thought it was a great because there was just enough there to have a nice taste of it without having to worry about needing to store it.

[@francesT5877]

That looks amazing.

[@Nathan_A_RF]

I did spot some Cornish Yarg in amongst that lovely display. A nice basic cheese wrapped in nettle or wild garlic leaves. And fun to say.