Stilton

The obvious choice to start with is Cheddar. I, however, decided on some nice mature Stilton from Marks & Spencers because I was there and it was there.

Interestingly enough, Stilton happens to be a cheese regularly associated with dreams. A quick bit if googling reveals that the British Cheese Board conducted a survey on Stilton and it's effects on dreaming, with the majority of people experiencing odd and vivid dreams after just a 20g helping before bed time. There's an article on this in Wikipedia, and also a poem!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilton_cheese#Effect_on_dreaming

20g? That's nothing! I went for 50, and here are my findings:

It tasted quite nice. The rind gave a real sucker punch of flavour and benefited from a swig of port. It was creamy, slightly nutty and has a long lasting after taste. Possibly not the most sociable of cheeses! I readied my self for bed, hit the sack, and opened my mind to the delivery of the secrets of the universe through the conduit of Stilton....

I haven't had many dreams of late, and certainly none in past several days. I can report however that I DID dream that night though it wasn't a particularly vivid dream.. Something to do with being in a car and there was something about the wind screen. And some other stuff happened.

So there we have it. Conclusive, indisputable proof. Stilton does possibly improve your chances of dreaming, but not by much.

Verdict:

• Definite increase in dream activity
• Not particularly revealing about the secrets of the universe

So on my cheese dream scale, I am going to give Stilton:

5/10