What is the best way to eat Stilton?

I recently bought a chunk of Kerrygold Irish cheese on a whim as I love their butter. At first taste I was not very impressed, but after repeated sampling it started to grow a bit on me so I used some in a grilled cheese & ham sandwich with sourdough bread and must admit it brought a great "harmony" to the sum total. However, I probably won't buy more as I am a dyed in the wool Longhorn yellow cheese lover
 
To my surprise and delight I've just realised we've got some Stilton in the fridge, must be for another batch of soap. It doesn't all get used so I'll definitely try the leftovers with beans and maybe an apple. Excited to try some new ways to eat it.
 
I enjoy mine with malt loaf but it must be room temperature. Never eat Stilton out of the fridge you will lose 90% of the flavour and texture.

Yes, I figured it out yesterday by reading articles, Stilton is supposed to be taken from the fridge 2 hours before eating it.o_O

So, I guess it becomes creamier at room temperature?
 
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With fruit cake or apple pie, on digestives with chilli jam, mixed with grated mature cheddar on toast, in soup or in a sauce for salad or over steak. All good ways of eating stilton.
Yorkshire (or indeed Shropshire blue) is also good for all of the above.
 
The Stilton in the fridge turned out to be leftovers from the inlaws.
I just used the last of the xmas chutney on toast and melted under the grill.
I'll try with beans tomorrow and also thinking of a pork and apple burger.

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With fruit cake or apple pie, on digestives with chilli jam, mixed with grated mature cheddar on toast, in soup or in a sauce for salad or over steak. All good ways of eating stilton.
Yorkshire (or indeed Shropshire blue) is also good for all of the above.

Is Shropshire very different from Stilton?

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By the way, I'm discovering the diversity of British cheeses, which is very poorly represented by the supermarkets' offer (maybe Waitrose is better than the competition in this line, well at least for the French cheeses).
I'm leaning towards Stinking Bishop cheese (the name itself seems full of promises), but I can't find it in regular supermarkets (I shop in Asda, Sainsburry's and Lidl, the closest in my area)
 
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