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North America is a gigantic place; can you be more geographically specific?

by raldi 12y ago

macspoofing 12y ago
Good point. North East. I suspect this is true for all regions in Canada / US.
- raldi 12y ago
  Nope. https://www.google.com/search?q=rainbow+grocery+cheese&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZnUgVe_rMMiSoQTjkYCgBA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw https://www.google.com/search?q=rainbow+grocery+cheese&safe=... https://www.google.com/search?q=zabar%27s+cheese&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=CnUgVaKODsizogTttILYBQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw https://www.google.com/search?q=zabar%27s+cheese&safe=off&es... https://www.google.com/search?q=24th+street+cheese&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=63QgVbCGCc-yogTmhYHoCw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoBA#imgdii=_&imgrc=cwJMlt2ebQ6OBM%253A%3BWjOgxT05iVtPlM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fc0056906.cdn2.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com%252F241632.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Feventseeker.com%252Fvenue%252F241632-24th-street-cheese-company-san-francisco%3B850%3B567 https://www.google.com/search?q=24th+street+cheese&safe=off&... https://www.google.com/search?q=fairway+cheese&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=AnUgVaXKD5bhoASVooD4AQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw https://www.google.com/search?q=fairway+cheese&safe=off&espv... https://www.google.com/search?q=cowgirl+creamery&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=NHUgVZOFKsLwoAT5iICgBA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw https://www.google.com/search?q=cowgirl+creamery&safe=off&es...
  - GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
    There's a little bit more to the "north east" than New York City.
    - raldi 12y ago
      Yeah, that's why it's ridiculous to claim there's no good cheese in "all regions of the US and Canada."
  - funkyy 12y ago
    Its different to point to specialist shops, or have enormous choice of best cheeses in every large supermarket. In most supermarkets of continental EU you will have a large cheese and ham stand with qualified person that will cut it for you, give you samples and advice on the one to pick. http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/462749102-an-employee-selects-a-block-of-cheese-for-a-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QS2Y4TQOeWT8PrjE3YS1X1AXiw6nuWot%2FLzP5ycgeoxwTt51eJNv2rFkwnBhd85z%2Bw%3D%3D http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/462749102-an-employee-selec...
    - greggman 12y ago
      Most Whole Foods seems to have a huge cheese section with specialists as well and at least in California, both north and south, they are practically ubiquitous. https://www.google.com/search?q=whole+foods+cheese&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=whole+foods+cheese&tbm=isch There's also other chains like Bristol Farms, Gelson's that have large cheese sections I'd be really curious to know how those compare.
      - foldr 12y ago
        It's certainly possible to get good cheese in the US, it's just more difficult (and often more expensive) than it is in Europe.
      - cmrdporcupine 12y ago
        Generalization: In North America -- excellent but expensive selection @ luxury grocery stores for upper class or upper middle class individuals in gentrified areas Europe - reasonable selection at reasonable prices at large and small grocery stores for ordinary people, fresh, and of good quality and with regional local specialties. Same goes for wine. Cider. Beer. When I visit family in Europe it's a totally different experience -- here in North America quality is a luxury option, and "local" and "regional" is a branding exercise, and imitative of Europe with little indigenous invention; in Europe generally just sheer weight of history and the influence of 2000 years of farming .. it's entirely different.
      - peferron 12y ago
  - coldtea 12y ago
    We're talking about the general cheese quality that the majority of restaurants and families are used to. You can find specialist stores everywhere. Some of these "specialist" stores in the US, amount to a regular corner store in France...
    - carlob 12y ago
      This. The selection of cheese at an expensive chain or a specialist gourmet food in the US is okay and comparable to what you find in European low-price chains (albeit at 2-3x the price). Try going to a gourmet cheese shop in France and get your mind blown. Even the butter is so good you'd eat it by the spoonful!

North America is a gigantic place; can you be more geographically specific?

by raldi 12y ago

North America is a gigantic place; can you be more geographically specific?

macspoofing 12y ago

Good point. North East. I suspect this is true for all regions in Canada / US.

raldi 12y ago
Nope. https://www.google.com/search?q=rainbow+grocery+cheese&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZnUgVe_rMMiSoQTjkYCgBA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw https://www.google.com/search?q=rainbow+grocery+cheese&safe=... https://www.google.com/search?q=zabar%27s+cheese&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=CnUgVaKODsizogTttILYBQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw https://www.google.com/search?q=zabar%27s+cheese&safe=off&es... https://www.google.com/search?q=24th+street+cheese&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=63QgVbCGCc-yogTmhYHoCw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoBA#imgdii=_&imgrc=cwJMlt2ebQ6OBM%253A%3BWjOgxT05iVtPlM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fc0056906.cdn2.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com%252F241632.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Feventseeker.com%252Fvenue%252F241632-24th-street-cheese-company-san-francisco%3B850%3B567 https://www.google.com/search?q=24th+street+cheese&safe=off&... https://www.google.com/search?q=fairway+cheese&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=AnUgVaXKD5bhoASVooD4AQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw https://www.google.com/search?q=fairway+cheese&safe=off&espv... https://www.google.com/search?q=cowgirl+creamery&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=NHUgVZOFKsLwoAT5iICgBA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw https://www.google.com/search?q=cowgirl+creamery&safe=off&es...
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
  There's a little bit more to the "north east" than New York City.
  - raldi 12y ago
    Yeah, that's why it's ridiculous to claim there's no good cheese in "all regions of the US and Canada."
- funkyy 12y ago
  Its different to point to specialist shops, or have enormous choice of best cheeses in every large supermarket. In most supermarkets of continental EU you will have a large cheese and ham stand with qualified person that will cut it for you, give you samples and advice on the one to pick. http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/462749102-an-employee-selects-a-block-of-cheese-for-a-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QS2Y4TQOeWT8PrjE3YS1X1AXiw6nuWot%2FLzP5ycgeoxwTt51eJNv2rFkwnBhd85z%2Bw%3D%3D http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/462749102-an-employee-selec...
  - greggman 12y ago
    Most Whole Foods seems to have a huge cheese section with specialists as well and at least in California, both north and south, they are practically ubiquitous. https://www.google.com/search?q=whole+foods+cheese&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=whole+foods+cheese&tbm=isch There's also other chains like Bristol Farms, Gelson's that have large cheese sections I'd be really curious to know how those compare.
    - foldr 12y ago
      It's certainly possible to get good cheese in the US, it's just more difficult (and often more expensive) than it is in Europe.
    - cmrdporcupine 12y ago
      Generalization: In North America -- excellent but expensive selection @ luxury grocery stores for upper class or upper middle class individuals in gentrified areas Europe - reasonable selection at reasonable prices at large and small grocery stores for ordinary people, fresh, and of good quality and with regional local specialties. Same goes for wine. Cider. Beer. When I visit family in Europe it's a totally different experience -- here in North America quality is a luxury option, and "local" and "regional" is a branding exercise, and imitative of Europe with little indigenous invention; in Europe generally just sheer weight of history and the influence of 2000 years of farming .. it's entirely different.
    - peferron 12y ago
- coldtea 12y ago
  We're talking about the general cheese quality that the majority of restaurants and families are used to. You can find specialist stores everywhere. Some of these "specialist" stores in the US, amount to a regular corner store in France...
  - carlob 12y ago
    This. The selection of cheese at an expensive chain or a specialist gourmet food in the US is okay and comparable to what you find in European low-price chains (albeit at 2-3x the price). Try going to a gourmet cheese shop in France and get your mind blown. Even the butter is so good you'd eat it by the spoonful!