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Once relegated to the dusty dancehall of forgotten party food (cheese hedgehogs and pigs in blankets also present), the cob loaf is back dancing once more. In fact, these days there ain't no party like a cob party.
It's no surprise, really. What's not to love about stuffing cheesy-dippy things into a hollowed-out bread loaf? And then the bread you removed to make the hollow becomes the dippers for the cheesy-dippy thing... and it's all completely portable for schlepping to your mate's party... the cob loaf is pure genius.
Back in the day the cob was almost exclusively kept for housing a packet of French onion dip. You know the one. It was so salty you'd need to rapidly drink at least three beverages just to feel your tastebuds again. No wonder the ol' cob loaf always brought the party.
These days the cob is filled with imagination. Every kind of dip suits this bread bowl (including a sweet , should you wish to partake).
Here's what we mean.
No packet soup was harmed in the making of this cob loaf. Source: Kitti Gould
Bread, cheese and potatoes - it's all here. Source: Brodie Nalywajko
Does one need a whole board, when the charcuterie can be condensed into a delicious, impressive loaf of sourdough? Source: Adam Liaw
Anything with added fig passes for lavish. Source: Brodie Nalywajko
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