Cheese
#1
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Cheese
I've noticed that the general consensus is that cheese is crazy expensive - certainly our experience.
The linked article in the Vancouver Sun suggests this is due to the way farmers are subsidised so unlikely to change soon. Quote is: -
"Grocers are particularly hard hit because staples such as eggs, cheese and milk are often significantly cheaper in the U.S. because Canada takes a different approach to subsidizing farmers that artificially increases prices on those items, Wilkes said."
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/S...#ixzz1wHF3jXnk
Guess it means smuggling the white stuff* over the border.
Ian
* orange, blue, green
http://www.vancouversun.com/business...107/story.html
The linked article in the Vancouver Sun suggests this is due to the way farmers are subsidised so unlikely to change soon. Quote is: -
"Grocers are particularly hard hit because staples such as eggs, cheese and milk are often significantly cheaper in the U.S. because Canada takes a different approach to subsidizing farmers that artificially increases prices on those items, Wilkes said."
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/S...#ixzz1wHF3jXnk
Guess it means smuggling the white stuff* over the border.
Ian
* orange, blue, green
http://www.vancouversun.com/business...107/story.html
#2
Re: Cheese
I'll stick with the locally made 2 year old Maple Dale cheddar at $8/lb
The one year old smoked cheddar is rather good too, in small doses.
Maybe Im just lucky that there is good locally produced cheese where I am.
The one year old smoked cheddar is rather good too, in small doses.
Maybe Im just lucky that there is good locally produced cheese where I am.
Last edited by iaink; May 29th 2012 at 5:11 am.
#3
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Re: Cheese
Am i the only one that doesn't even like cheese? In this respect i find it really frustrating that cheese seems to be liberally smothered on every food going in this country
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Re: Cheese
The Cheese topic arises again...................
#6
Re: Cheese
If in doubt, the culinary experts around here either drown it in cheese or maple syrup.... sometimes both.
#8
Re: Cheese
("There" being the DC area.)
#9
Re: Cheese
I've smuggled a fair amount of cheese across the border, several hundred pounds of it, using a light aircraft. It was all rather exciting but we smuggled it into the US from Canada. Cheese is expensive here but obtainable, it's much more difficult to get any sort of raw milk or raclet cheese there.
("There" being the DC area.)
("There" being the DC area.)
#10
Re: Cheese
Well, I like all of the above but the classic peasant food, molten cheese over mustard potatoes with pickles and the like is just wonderful in the winter. It might be cheese at its best but then camembert in a bacon sandwich is another wonderful hot dairy product. I'd be lost without access to the market.
#11
Re: Cheese
Well, I like all of the above but the classic peasant food, molten cheese over mustard potatoes with pickles and the like is just wonderful in the winter. It might be cheese at its best but then camembert in a bacon sandwich is another wonderful hot dairy product. I'd be lost without access to the market.
#12
Re: Cheese
Presumably the "classic peasant food" in Canada would be K-D?
Cheese on a bacon butty? Seems a waste of cheese to me. Messing with perfection.
Cheese on a bacon butty? Seems a waste of cheese to me. Messing with perfection.
#13
Re: Cheese
Top tip for saving money on cheese in Canada:
Don't buy store brand "Cambozola", simply purchase Camembert and some plain old blue cheese and mix them together. Last time I did this, it worked out about half the price and tasted at least as good.
Don't buy store brand "Cambozola", simply purchase Camembert and some plain old blue cheese and mix them together. Last time I did this, it worked out about half the price and tasted at least as good.
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Re: Cheese
The very idea of mixing a Camembert or Brie with a gorgonzola makes me shudder - is this some strange Canadian hybrid? Are there no small producers making goat cheeses, either hard or soft for the farmers markets?