While we had no time during our recent trip to revisit all of our favorite people and favorite places in Madison, we did at least manage to hit up one of its most distinctive and wonderful locations: the cheese aisle in the local grocery store.

Jen contemplates some of Woodman’s cheese selection, originally uploaded by Bork Bork Bork.

Woodman’s, where we used to do the bulk of our grocery shopping, is itself a peculiar entity. It is massive, cheap, and dingy, but employee-owned, so not as evil as one might assume.  Its fruit and vegetable selection can be pretty sketchy, and their check-out lines unbelievably long, but their selection of other goods and household items is both larger and less expensive than virtually anywhere else I’ve ever been.  And, in a city with the largest producer-only farmer’s market in the United States, you’re not hurting for options.

Anyway.  The jewel in Woodman’s mammoth crown is its cheese section, 1/4 of which is featured here.

This is the Wisconsin-based block cheese section; Pete is holding a massive block of Super Super Sharp Cheddar in his left hand (not to be confused with the mere Super Sharp Cheddar in his right) that weighs 2.75 pounds and costs $19.02.

Not pictured are the equally large sections for imported and smaller varieties of block cheese, shredded cheese, and cream cheese / sour cream / soft cheeses.  Now, one of my chief regrets is not taking advantage of this bountiful harvest to make a super-awesome, super-rich batch of mac ‘n’ cheese.  Next time!

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