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There's plenty of great American cheddars that are as good as anything I've had from the UK.

by djur 4y ago

OJFord 4y ago
I don't believe it's not doable, but all I've seen of North American supermarkets is 'cheddar-style' processed cheese and similar abominations; is food-buying just different, does anyone wanting half-decent cheese go to a cheesemonger or farmers' market or something?
- op00to 4y ago
  You haven’t seen most North American supermarkets, then. Many, many supermarkets except the cheapest of the cheap carry real domestic and imported cheddar for at least 10-15 years.
  - OJFord 4y ago
    No, I haven't! It just stood out in the ones I did. (I didn't mean the first part as a claim to expertise; the second was a genuine question.)
    - op00to 4y ago
      Sorry that I was a bit aggressive. Cheese is a Very Important Matter. :) I noticed "Fancy cheese" (not velveeta) showing up regularly in the 2000s, when I was starting to shop for myself, and as my cheesy experience grew, "good cheese" like the better stinky ones were more available probably 4-5 years later. Now, even in my local supermarket which is considered the "worst" of all the grocery stores in the area, I can get authentic cheeses from a variety of places. I don't think people's tastes evolved as much as the supply chain for getting these cheeses around has improved much in recent years, making tasty cheese super affordable.
- TillE 4y ago
  Every American supermarket sells blocks of perfectly good, normal cheese. You can get Vermont cheddar all over the northeast, at the very least. Where you might be disappointed is if you like "extra mature" British cheddar, which is not really equivalent to "extra sharp" American cheddar. Personally I find both unappealing.
  - OJFord 4y ago
    > Where you might be disappointed is if you like "extra mature" British cheddar, For cheddar specifically, yes, I'd hesitate to buy anything younger, and if I had to I'd only use it in cooking. Maybe that partly explains my experience/surprise, but a sibling comment shows photos which though not close-up seem much more like what I 'expected', or rather was surprised to notice an apparent lack of.
- kcb 4y ago
  http://www.ourdailycheese.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1321-1024x522.jpg http://www.ourdailycheese.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img... https://i.imgur.com/WWOuGGW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WWOuGGW.jpg https://www.theneighborhoodmoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cheese.jpg https://www.theneighborhoodmoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/... https://s3.amazonaws.com/spoonuniversi-wpengine/spoonuniversi/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2016/03/DSC_0725-1024x768.jpg https://s3.amazonaws.com/spoonuniversi-wpengine/spoonunivers... https://www.mcall.com/resizer/TMbbZ3l7Ik9C7bvyY7rc6Kce43c=/1200x0/top/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/UL6BKGRTYFFXLHRD7MVQQSAPRU.jpg https://www.mcall.com/resizer/TMbbZ3l7Ik9C7bvyY7rc6Kce43c=/1... https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-RZ602_NYCHEE_P_20170207113552.jpg https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-RZ602_NYCHEE_P_...
  - OJFord 4y ago
    That's more like it! Just wasn't my (very limited) experience. Thanks.

There's plenty of great American cheddars that are as good as anything I've had from the UK.

by djur 4y ago

There's plenty of great American cheddars that are as good as anything I've had from the UK.

I don't believe it's not doable, but all I've seen of North American supermarkets is 'cheddar-style' processed cheese and similar abominations; is food-buying just different, does anyone wanting half-decent cheese go to a cheesemonger or farmers' market or something?

op00to 4y ago
You haven’t seen most North American supermarkets, then. Many, many supermarkets except the cheapest of the cheap carry real domestic and imported cheddar for at least 10-15 years.
- OJFord 4y ago
  No, I haven't! It just stood out in the ones I did. (I didn't mean the first part as a claim to expertise; the second was a genuine question.)
  - op00to 4y ago
    Sorry that I was a bit aggressive. Cheese is a Very Important Matter. :) I noticed "Fancy cheese" (not velveeta) showing up regularly in the 2000s, when I was starting to shop for myself, and as my cheesy experience grew, "good cheese" like the better stinky ones were more available probably 4-5 years later. Now, even in my local supermarket which is considered the "worst" of all the grocery stores in the area, I can get authentic cheeses from a variety of places. I don't think people's tastes evolved as much as the supply chain for getting these cheeses around has improved much in recent years, making tasty cheese super affordable.
TillE 4y ago
Every American supermarket sells blocks of perfectly good, normal cheese. You can get Vermont cheddar all over the northeast, at the very least. Where you might be disappointed is if you like "extra mature" British cheddar, which is not really equivalent to "extra sharp" American cheddar. Personally I find both unappealing.
- OJFord 4y ago
  > Where you might be disappointed is if you like "extra mature" British cheddar, For cheddar specifically, yes, I'd hesitate to buy anything younger, and if I had to I'd only use it in cooking. Maybe that partly explains my experience/surprise, but a sibling comment shows photos which though not close-up seem much more like what I 'expected', or rather was surprised to notice an apparent lack of.
kcb 4y ago
http://www.ourdailycheese.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1321-1024x522.jpg http://www.ourdailycheese.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img... https://i.imgur.com/WWOuGGW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WWOuGGW.jpg https://www.theneighborhoodmoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cheese.jpg https://www.theneighborhoodmoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/... https://s3.amazonaws.com/spoonuniversi-wpengine/spoonuniversi/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2016/03/DSC_0725-1024x768.jpg https://s3.amazonaws.com/spoonuniversi-wpengine/spoonunivers... https://www.mcall.com/resizer/TMbbZ3l7Ik9C7bvyY7rc6Kce43c=/1200x0/top/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/UL6BKGRTYFFXLHRD7MVQQSAPRU.jpg https://www.mcall.com/resizer/TMbbZ3l7Ik9C7bvyY7rc6Kce43c=/1... https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-RZ602_NYCHEE_P_20170207113552.jpg https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-RZ602_NYCHEE_P_...
- OJFord 4y ago
  That's more like it! Just wasn't my (very limited) experience. Thanks.