Between the soft bries, pungent gorgonzolas and classic cheddars, it takes a lot of will power to not rhapsodize about their dreamy, er creamy, qualities -- especially on National Cheese Day.
But I wanted some balance with the pasta to follow, and wanted a softer, less pungent version of guacamole to do that, so lemon replaces the traditional lime and I use summer-scented basil instead of cilantro; I use no jalapeños at all.
Salads at this restaurant were as clean as the tablecloths; each one was composed with an understanding of interplay, sweet to sour, pungent to mild, crisp to soft, and pointed up my favorite italicized note on the menu, saying that food is "seasoned assertively".
Then I piled the soft radishes and pungent sauce onto toasted crusty bread, crostini style.
Eerie sustained tones on the organ and pungent, soft cluster chords provide a backdrop to repetitive rhythms and twittering riffs for the large battery of percussion instruments.
It's all over the store's in-house line for spring, dyed a brutal, pungent black, the soft material taking on the mien of armor.
I return to my accommodation armed with a cabernet sauvignon from the nearby Fallen Giants vineyard, a pungent mountain man soft cheese, a pre-made meal of braised lamb shanks and a big slice of gluten-free lemon tart.
The meat looks like regular walnut innards, but has the soft texture of chestnut and a pungent, oily, almost trufflelike taste.
