Cheese conversation questions

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Do you eat cheese?

• How many different types of cheese can you name?
  • Which cheeses come from which countries?
  • Which come from your country?

• Do you eat cheese?
  • How much cheese do you eat per week?
  • Is cheese good for you?
  • How much cheese is too much cheese?

• Do you have a favourite cheese?
• Do you prefer mild young cheese or strong mature cheese?
  • (bonus question: Is your preference for cheese anything like your personal preferences in your personal life? Would you prefer to date a mild young person or a strong mature person?)
• Have you tried cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks?
• Do you like blue cheese like Stilton?
• Which dishes contain cheese?

• Have you ever given or been given cheese as a gift?
• Rank these sandwiches from best to worst: a) Cheese b) Cheese and onion c) Cheese and tomato d) Cheese and pickle e) Cheese and chutney f) cheese and ham g) cheese and cucumber.

• Do you know how cheese is made? How is it made?
  • Do you eat cheese that is made with animal rennet?
• Are dairy cows treated humanely?
  • What can be done to improve conditions for dairy cows?

• Do you eat, or have you tried vegan cheese (i.e. cheese not made with milk)? What did you think?

• Do you know any cheese-based jokes?
  • (e.g. what do you call cheese that doesn’t belong to you? - Nacho cheese)
  • (e.g. What did the cheese say to the mirror? Halloumi)

• In English we often “say cheese" when taking a photo. What do you say in your language?

Do you think you would be brave enough to try cheese-rolling?

• Have you seen the ancient English sport of cheese rolling?
  • Would you be brave enough to try?

Idioms

• Do you know any cheese-based idioms?
• “My brothers are as like chalk and cheese" - what does this mean?
• If something is "hard cheese" is it fair? Can you do anything about it?
• Can you think of someone who is “a big cheese"?
• If someone is “cheesed off,” how do they feel?