Giant goat-cheese fire closes Norwegian roadway for six days

Yahoo News ^ | 2-22-2012 | By Eric Pfeiffer

[Redcitizen]

This may be the cheesiest story you’ll read all day—literally. That’s because 27 metric tons of flaming goat cheese burned inside a Norwegian road tunnel, closing nearly two miles of the road for six days.

Brunost, a Norwegian cheese considered a delicacy, was being shipped in a truck that caught fire. No one was hurt in the incident, which firefighters were finally able to put out on Monday.

[Redcitizen]

Nanny Goat State ping. This is baaad news.

It was also reported by Yahoo Ewes that Norwegian Rats were the suspected arsonists who regarded the cheese as bait in the construction of a better mousetrap. They were seen leaving the scene in a GTO.

[GeronL]

“Giant Goat Cheese Fire”

Good name for a rock band?

[Telepathic Intruder]

As long as it wasn’t jalapeno cheddar. That would be a sad loss.

[DemforBush]

OPA!

*pours self a shot of ouzo*

[VanShuyten]

“Flaming Goat Cheese” is already taken, so go ahead.

[airedale]

Reminds me of peanut butter when eaten on crackers, but is firm rather than creamy

[GeronL]

lolz. It would be!

[Redcitizen]

Yes, it would be a good name for a rock band especially if they wore goatees and played head banging metal.

[USNBandit]

Must have been an interesting 911 call..........

[USNBandit]

I remember one time in the Valley in California where a tanker truck filled with Hershey’s syrup spilled.

[Mad Dawgg]

I hear Cheese from Giant Goats is especially flammable...

[Slings and Arrows]

Are the moose and sister OK?

[1lawlady]

As a Norwegian-American (see I can hyphenate too,) I am terribly embarrassed by this incident. Who knew that our prize culinary art forms were so lethal? I'm forthwith writing the Prime Minister to stick with lutefisk and lefsa—they have no flavor or taste—but heck they're not volatile. LOL

[Mad Dawgg]

"As a Norwegian-American (see I can hyphenate too,) I am terribly embarrassed by this incident. Who knew that our prize culinary art forms were so lethal?"

I am somewhat alarmed you sneaky Norwegianeese have somehow hidden the fact you have Giant Goats to aide in making your CMDs (Cheese of Max Destruction)

[rfp1234]

Wouldn’t the cheese be good for a moose trap? Just a bit for the moose’s sister. There are lovely lakes and majestic moose in all of Scandinavia.

[21twelve]

The trucking company’s motto is “We put the toast in Gjetost.”

(Fellow 100% Norske-American here too. But you can keep the lutefisk!)

[dennisw]

This cheese fire is about the most excitation Norwegians get so leave them alone!!! :)

[Slings and Arrows]

When it comes to lethal cuisine, the Icelanders have you beat hands-down:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hákarl

Yum!

[metmom]

Goat ping

[Elsie]

I am GOAT!

Fear me!!

[Caipirabob]

So long as they saved the lutefisk...

[JoeProBono]

[Larry Lucido]

"Giant Norwegian Goat Cheese? Sorry, I'm afraid the truck didn't come in today."

[hoagy62]

Something that no one has mentioned...Can you imagine the STENCH???? The reason it burned for two days is probably because the firefighters couldn’t get near it due to hyper-gagging. Ewwwwww.......

[Elsie]

 http://www.google.com/search?q=burning+straw+goats&hl=en&tbo=d&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7ADRA_enUS475&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=stn_UIXuFOqY2wXRvYGwBA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1366&bih=605

 

 

 

http://observers.france24.com/content/20121221-christmas-gavle-goat-sweden-burnt

[Elsie]

Yes; it is another Giant Norwegian who succumbed to too much cheese.

[tm61]

and the cheese melted for 6 days, and on the 7th day, there were nachos, and the people cried out for wings, and football. And there was a multitude of each. and the people were happy, but sleepy. so it was written.

[fruser1]

You’ve all been had by Yahoo. This is not about giant goats. It’s about whey.

The Yahoo article specifically mentions goat cheese, but the reuters link embedded in the article makes no mention of this.

Reuters indicates “brunost” and is specifically stated as being made from whey.

Some quick internet research indicates other variants of this cheese use the milk of giant goats and is called “geitost” or “gjetost”.

Alas, this is not what caught fire though. The whey kind did.

[Elsie]

It’s about whey.

I hear there is a LOT of this, down on the Suwannee River...

[sergeantdave]

The ruinous yuppie pizza makers in St. Helena and Calistoga are sad. They will no longer be able to turn out inedible stone wheels that resembled Spartan shields in texture and strength and smelled like a dead, beached whale. The bodhisattvas in the Tibetan Book of Dead have struck a blow for humankind against yuppie transgressors and killed their nefarious business dead. I, for one, am overjoyed.

[JimRed]

MMMMM, fried cheese! A little black bread and some dried fruit, a glass of wine...

Breakfast of champions!

[GeronL]

rock on GGCF!!

[untenured]

FR old-timers will remember that with cheese and Norway already locked down, the only thing the story is missing is a moose.

[Elsie]

Yer missin’ a food related thread here...

[Utah Binger]

Ja det er jeg. Men de lille dyr som du elsker skal vi snart spise med vores brunost.

[JoeProBono]

Men hunde kan blive lige så syge af vores mad

[a fool in paradise]

The next morning, there was a nice fondue on the ground.

Or was that fine dew?

[a fool in paradise]

The ruinous yuppie pizza makers in St. Helena and Calistoga are sad.

Always a good time to bring this up:

WHY WEST COAST PIZZA TASTES LIKE CRAP - An Investigative Report From John Spaeth (1999)

[Daffynition]

Frond-dew. Early spring. Edible too.

[Daffynition]

I remember when a distillery in the the north end of Boston, spilled molasses killing 21. Since then legislation was enacted to outlaw possession of molasses. Thank goodness the little children are now safe, since 1919.

[tet68]

Joe, I can’t help but wonder, why is there
a platform and stairs built back there?

[Utah Binger]

Nej....Det siger du ikke! Hunde skulle ikke spise ost.

[JoeProBono]

The Norwegian Band “Giant Goat-Cheese Fire” travels inside the Trojan Goat.

[JoeProBono]

Alle mine hunde elsker ost

[MrB]

You lost your dogs in a boating accident?

[dfwgator]

“It’s not much of a cheese shop, is it?”

[Redcitizen]

In addition to a moose bite, the sister now has a slight burn from melted cheese.

[goat granny]

If someone brought the toast, ah ha, grilled cheese sandwichs....:O)