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Started by Syt, September 26, 2014, 06:30:11 AM

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Zanza

How can Emmentaler be considered fancy? It's probably the second most common cheese here after Gouda.

Syt

Quote from: Zanza on September 26, 2014, 02:16:55 PM
How can Emmentaler be considered fancy? It's probably the second most common cheese here after Gouda.

This. Though Edamer might be in contention.
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derspiess

Quote from: Zanza on September 26, 2014, 02:16:55 PM
How can Emmentaler be considered fancy? It's probably the second most common cheese here after Gouda.

I was being a little facetious with "fancy".  The more common stuff here just says "SWISS CHEESE" on the label or wrapping or whatever.
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Quote from: Zanza on September 26, 2014, 02:16:55 PM
How can Emmentaler be considered fancy? It's probably the second most common cheese here after Gouda.

You Euro balls of light are just plain more sophisticated than we are.  Most common form of cheese here is probably processed, followed by cheddar.

Emmental and Gouda is certainly available here, but are "premium" cheeses at higher prices.
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Syt

But at least you guys have Poutine. :(
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Syt

But yeah, Europe has many good cheese makers, and the travel distances are much shorter, so most supermarkets will have a decent range of products.
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My convenience store in the frozen north features a plethora of cheeses.
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Barrister

Quote from: Syt on September 26, 2014, 02:27:26 PM
But at least you guys have Poutine. :(

I think I've told this story before, but what the heck.

I was in Whitehorse.  We had a few different lawyers from Quebec at our office at the time.  The local Francophone association was putting on a poutine night, complete with cheese curds from Quebec.  The Quebecois were seriously excited about this, and they dragged me along.  I'd never had poutine before.

My response was - it's fries and gravy... with cheese.  What exactly is so exciting about this?



Oh, also Canada has big tariffs on imported cheese, which also cuts down on fancy cheeses coming in. :(
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Syt

Quote from: Barrister on September 26, 2014, 02:31:44 PM
Oh, also Canada has big tariffs on imported cheese, which also cuts down on fancy cheeses coming in. :(

Yeah, I was gonna say that having a common market in Europe also helps a lot.
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derspiess

Most common deli-type cheese here by far is: American.  Swiss would probably be second.  Then you have (in no particular order) gouda, muenster, provolone, colby, pepper jack, and havarti among others. 
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garbon

Quote from: Syt on September 26, 2014, 02:28:35 PM
But yeah, Europe has many good cheese makers, and the travel distances are much shorter, so most supermarkets will have a decent range of products.

Most of supermarkets also have a range, it's just as was said, that things that are not considered "standard" cheeses here are generally in a special section of "fancy" cheese.
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Quote from: derspiess on September 26, 2014, 02:33:40 PM
Most common deli-type cheese here by far is: American.  Swiss would probably be second.  Then you have (in no particular order) gouda, muenster, provolone, colby, pepper jack, and havarti among others. 

Cheddar?
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derspiess

Doh, yeah cheddar.  Frau Spiess never buys it so I tend to forget it. 
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Quote from: derspiess on September 26, 2014, 02:43:46 PM
Doh, yeah cheddar.  Frau Spiess never buys it so I tend to forget it.

How can you live in a world without cheddar.   :hmm:
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