I love cheese, but not that rubbery stuff
By justabloke
@justabloke (526)
United States
January 22, 2008 8:28am CST
I have always been a lover of cheese, but, growing up in England I was used to cheese that appeared to be drier, flakier and far more tasty that the stuff I see in the stores in the US. The US cheese seems over processed and is often like a piece of rubber.
Now, there has to be decent cheese made in the US?
I need some well informed cheesers to put me on the right track.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
22 Jan 08
Hi justabloke I live in the United States and I do love cheese. All the cheese Ive eaten here doesnt taste like rubber to me. It could be the type your purchasing. I tend to spend alittle more on good cheese. Because its well worth it.
@justabloke (526)
• United States
22 Jan 08
Can you name some brands? Thanks in advance.
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@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
22 Jan 08
I too love cheese, although I do 'try' to eat it in moderation these days, for health purposes. I believe there are similarities in brands between Canada and the US. I've always found 'Kraft' cheese to be very good, as well as 'Black Diamond.' We sometimes get deli cheese at the supermarket for a treat, and it's absolutely delicious. I'm assuming you love macaroni and cheese, lasagna, etc. etc. then?
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@justabloke (526)
• United States
22 Jan 08
Kraft cheese is typical of the cheese I am not fond of. It's not that is is terrible, it is just not as lovable as the cheese I grew up with. Stores like "A Southern Season" do sell cheese made in England, but, it is very expensive. I am just looking for cheese made in the US/Canada that is the same or similar to that made in England.
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@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
22 Jan 08
I'm not familiar with 'A Southern Season,' so am wondering if we have this store here. To me, good quality cheese is Kraft, etc., but then you've got me to thinking that maybe I've never tasted the type of cheese you're referring too. We do have some stores with British products here, but I don't generally frequent them. I've never purchased the 'blocks of cheese,' such as cheddar, at the deli counter, but am wondering if they'd be better than average packaged cheese. What are some of the brands that you miss from England? I was there in the seventies, but can't specifically remember if I ate a lot of cheese there.
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@justabloke (526)
• United States
23 Jan 08
I don't know any "brands" to be honest. But, cheese such as Cheddar, Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Wensleydale and stilton are types or styles of cheeses usually associated with the regions of the same name. When you buy Cheedar made somewhere other the county of Somerset in England, it is probably made with local produces and stored in ways best suited to that area. Cheedar used to be cooled/stores in caves, but, whether caves are used in the US, where summer temperatures are a lot higher I don't know.
I suppose it's like the stories of successful New York pizza restruarant owners who move to Florida and cannot create the same taste as the water is different!Anyway, English cheedar is different from Kraft Cheddar, it's really hard to explain. Do you have any "better" grocery stores near you? The local Harris-Teeter store near me carries some English imported cheese, but, it again is so expensive.
Don't they make cheese in Wisconsin? I recall seeing the Green Bay football fans wearing cheese hats.
