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From one smelly cheese to the next, isn't it fabulously smelly?Roquefort
Roquefort originated in the South of France and is first tasted with your eyes. The blue-green marbling that dots it from the center to the edges is harmoniously and evenly distributed in the pearly white of the slightly moist dough. The cavities are well dilated.
Then smell the flavours expressed by the mold and the acidity of the curdled milk, which emanates from the ivory paste. Now savour it. Roquefort has sweet and frank notes, a fine taste and pronounced bitterness. Its texture is melting.
From one smelly cheese to the next, isn't it fabulously smelly?Roquefort
Roquefort originated in the South of France and is first tasted with your eyes. The blue-green marbling that dots it from the center to the edges is harmoniously and evenly distributed in the pearly white of the slightly moist dough. The cavities are well dilated.
Then smell the flavours expressed by the mold and the acidity of the curdled milk, which emanates from the ivory paste. Now savour it. Roquefort has sweet and frank notes, a fine taste and pronounced bitterness. Its texture is melting.
From one smelly cheese to the next, isn't it fabulously smelly?Roquefort
Roquefort originated in the South of France and is first tasted with your eyes. The blue-green marbling that dots it from the center to the edges is harmoniously and evenly distributed in the pearly white of the slightly moist dough. The cavities are well dilated.
Then smell the flavours expressed by the mold and the acidity of the curdled milk, which emanates from the ivory paste. Now savour it. Roquefort has sweet and frank notes, a fine taste and pronounced bitterness. Its texture is melting.
From one smelly cheese to the next, isn't it fabulously smelly?Roquefort
Roquefort originated in the South of France and is first tasted with your eyes. The blue-green marbling that dots it from the center to the edges is harmoniously and evenly distributed in the pearly white of the slightly moist dough. The cavities are well dilated.
Then smell the flavours expressed by the mold and the acidity of the curdled milk, which emanates from the ivory paste. Now savour it. Roquefort has sweet and frank notes, a fine taste and pronounced bitterness. Its texture is melting.
From one smelly cheese to the next, isn't it fabulously smelly?Roquefort
Roquefort originated in the South of France and is first tasted with your eyes. The blue-green marbling that dots it from the center to the edges is harmoniously and evenly distributed in the pearly white of the slightly moist dough. The cavities are well dilated.
Then smell the flavours expressed by the mold and the acidity of the curdled milk, which emanates from the ivory paste. Now savour it. Roquefort has sweet and frank notes, a fine taste and pronounced bitterness. Its texture is melting.
From one smelly cheese to the next, isn't it fabulously smelly?Roquefort
Roquefort originated in the South of France and is first tasted with your eyes. The blue-green marbling that dots it from the center to the edges is harmoniously and evenly distributed in the pearly white of the slightly moist dough. The cavities are well dilated.
Then smell the flavours expressed by the mold and the acidity of the curdled milk, which emanates from the ivory paste. Now savour it. Roquefort has sweet and frank notes, a fine taste and pronounced bitterness. Its texture is melting.
From one smelly cheese to the next, isn't it fabulously smelly?Roquefort
Roquefort originated in the South of France and is first tasted with your eyes. The blue-green marbling that dots it from the center to the edges is harmoniously and evenly distributed in the pearly white of the slightly moist dough. The cavities are well dilated.
Then smell the flavours expressed by the mold and the acidity of the curdled milk, which emanates from the ivory paste. Now savour it. Roquefort has sweet and frank notes, a fine taste and pronounced bitterness. Its texture is melting.
From one smelly cheese to the next, isn't it fabulously smelly?Roquefort
Roquefort originated in the South of France and is first tasted with your eyes. The blue-green marbling that dots it from the center to the edges is harmoniously and evenly distributed in the pearly white of the slightly moist dough. The cavities are well dilated.
Then smell the flavours expressed by the mold and the acidity of the curdled milk, which emanates from the ivory paste. Now savour it. Roquefort has sweet and frank notes, a fine taste and pronounced bitterness. Its texture is melting.
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Feed Your Readers, the NetGalley Challenge
Duration: Monthly
How to Participate:
The NetGalley Challenge is designed to not only get you to read your NetGalley books, but to also advertise your reviews for others to see because after all, that's what NetGalley is all about.
Though you may pop in/out at any time, the NetGalley Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.
1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is
2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)
3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio
Then start a new post for the next month!
**When linking your reviews, please link only to the book(s) here at GoodReads. At this time, linking to a personal blog is not allowed. Thank you!
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How to Participate:The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!
Though you may pop in/out at any time, the Audiobook Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.
There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!
1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post
2. During the month, read the audiobooks that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)
3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year
Then start a new post for the next month!
FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
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EXAMPLE : (under spoiler)(view spoiler)
~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~
Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).
Let's find some great audiobooks together!
Duration: Monthly
July 2025 Theme:
◈Upside Down
July is either the height or summer or winter depending on where in the world you live. Read an audiobook set in, or with a theme of, your opposite.
i.e. if you live in the southern hemisphere you are looking for summer themed/setting books.
If you live in the northern hemisphere you are looking for winter themed/setting books.
For many people, the fun of traveling includes the tasting of new food. Dishes one would never make at home, specialties not found in restaurant near where we live, ingredients never before seen at a local (super)market. This mini challenge will provide you with the opportunity to vicariously taste via your books.
This mini challenge consists of several parts. For each part, you're going to have to complete a variety of tasks, some of which may be rather challenge - but this is a challenge after all.
Part One
Find the following food and/or drink items in the text, on the cover, or in the title (subtitles allowed). Please provide the text location and sentence, if the word is found in the text. Plurals are allowed, as are slight variations, such as spellings in a single word or two words or alternatives with a hyphen.
- vinegar
- lobster
- turmeric
- ice cream
- strawberry
- chocolate
- gravy
- ube
- watermelon
- paella
- kiwi
- pierogi
- naan
- pho
- kimchi
- banana
- broccoli
- bacon
- mango
- empanada
- quinoa
- pistachio
Part Two
Spell-out the following names of specialties from various countries all over the globe. Diacritics may be ignored.
- Souvlaki (Greece)
- Pastel de Nata (Portugal)
- Zapiekanka (Poland)
- Smørrebrød (Denmark)
- Sarmale (Romania)
- Cevapi (Croatia / Serbia / Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- Momo (Nepal)
- Nasi Goreng (Indonesia)
- Bibimbap (South Korea)
- Okonomiyaki (Japan)
- Bánh Xèo (Vietnam)
- Char Kuay Teow (Malaysia)
- Chipsi Mayai (East Africa)
- Biltong (South Africa)
- Jallaf Rice (West Africa)
- Kabuli Pulao (Afghanistan)
- Ful Medames (Egypt)
- Mole Poblano (Mexico)
- Feijoada (Brazil)
- Ceviche (Peru)
- Turos Csusza (Hungary)
- Mofongo (Puerto Rico)
◈ Each book read can only be used for one mini challenge.
◈ Each book read can only be used for one task.
◈ Banked books are allowed for this mini challenge.
◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of Tower Teams XI (17th May 9am UTC).
◈ The usual book length rules apply.
◈ The usual spell-out rules apply unless stated differently.
◈ You will gain 10 points for each task you complete.
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Theme Book Of the Month
September, so we are moving up to South East & East Asia (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southea...). As ever, books that are related to countries in those areas are sought, be they historical reviews of colonial behaviour, adventurous samurai or modern K-Pop influenced tales, nominate them all!
Nominations will be open until 27 July, UK evening
***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***
Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; you should also include an explanation of how it fits the theme for the month.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler))
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.
The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning
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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of September 2025.Nominations will be open until 27 July, UK evening
***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***
Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; optionally you can include a reason why we should read your nomination.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler))
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.
Also, please be aware of your nomination's genre and list them in the appropriate BOM category.
Genres that DO NOT go here:
Young Adult
Middle Grade / Children's
Erotica
The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning
