Cream Cheese
 

Do any helpful members know were I can purchase the above in and around Valencia.
Want to make a carrot cake with frosting but cannot find cream cheese in Mercadona or Consum...
Gracias...

Re: Cream Cheese
 

Philadelphia is available everywhere and most supermarkets, including Mercadona, have their own (cheaper). brand. The generic name for cream cheese in Spain is "Queso Filadefia"

Re: Cream Cheese
 

Queso untar?

Re: Cream Cheese
 

I'd stick with Philly, which is available everywhere and the original cream cheese—invented over 150 years ago.

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We get "creme fraiche" from Eroski in our village.

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But creme fraiche, or nata fresca, is a completely different product from cream cheese and not at all suitable for use in cake frosting which is what the OP wants it for.

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I know Philly and the store brands - I use them for a no bake cheesecake but it totally did not register in my head that it was "cream cheese" while looking in the market..
I was looking for a "block" of cheese, not a tub...
Thanks to all....

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My better half uses queso de untar light from Mercadona for making a carrot cake. No complaints from me.

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I use the generic stuff for things like cheesecakes, etc., but for spreading on a nice canapé, I go for the Philly.

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or on a toasted bagel and always full fat......