Blackberry Gouda Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This is an idea I've had rattling around in my head for years, but blackberry jam is impossible to find in Japan, and on the rare occasion I've been able to buy fresh blackberries from Costco, they haven't lasted long enough to turn them into jam.

Last October, I was out in Oregon to give a lecture, and I was gifted a few jars of blackberry jam, so after daydreaming about this for at least five years, I was finally able to turn it into reality. But did it live up to the hype in my head?

Well, it's not going to change anyone's world, but it's pretty darned delicious, and it spawned some other ideas. Next up: blackberry quesadillas... or perhaps a blackberry stuffed monte cristo sandwich.