Clearly I would only report the existence of imported cheese in Argentina, so here's the evidence.
Warning: check the vacuum hasn't been broken because I had to return a cheddar pack as it had gone bad due to no vacuum in the pack.
English cheddar and French cheeses at Disco
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Where was that array of imported cheeses? And do expats really dislike Argentina's cheeses, or simply want a greater variety? I love the cheeses in Argentina!
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At our local Disco supermarket Rice .
Anyway, it's not that Argentine cheese is rubbish, but generally the choice is rubbish, especially since most Argentines have such bland taste in food.
Nowadays I try to buy cheese in the local delicatessen, Queso de Campo for example at least has a little bite to it. Ever tried that awful Pategras ffs?
Anyway, the imported British cheese is Wyke mature cheddar and it's very tasty. $157 for a small pack.
It's also worth noting that so called Cheddar is sold here as slices but it's not Cheddar at all. It's that disgusting processed cheese found in McDs.
It's all about choice, so when you see it, grab it.
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We like Queso de Campo, too. But what's wrong with pategras? We like that too. Also Sardo, provolone and Argentine-style mozzarella, whose creamy taste puts bland US mozzarella to shame.
I suspect that you, Splinter , have a far better palate for cheeses than I because you come from the UK, which has some fabulous cheeses. While I can taste an enormous difference between langostinos and Louisiana jumbo shrimp (sweeter, less briny, more tender), I imagine that coming from a non-cheese-producing area has freed me from having a more discriminating cheese palate.
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Because Pategras has no flavour whatsoever and this brings to mind the times we dine with the family and they're tucking into a picada (hors d'oeuvre) and they all mmmm and aaaaah about how tasty it is, when it's all as bland as fuck.
For added entertainment purposes I like to throw in some very mature cheese and watch the reaction. Cracker Barrel is pretty good, if you can find it, but the trouble is, they never rave about it.
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How about some good Cheshire cheese?
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Can you imagine John Cleese living in Argentina?
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I LOVE sardo: young, medium, aged. Can’t get that in the US, or, I’d guess, in the UK. Otherwise, John Cleese would have worked it into this skit.
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La Nación is writing on the cheddar UK vs. US style in today's article. They also say there is a place in Tandil where they make British-styled cheddar.
Can the British forum member tell me if there is a way to have British cheddar in a burger?
The article explain that whisky is also involved in the 'real' British cheddar. I think I never had it, ever.
The British posse is invited to sample the Tandil Cheddar and report back!
¿Un engaño? La verdadera historia del queso cheddar y de su popular impostor
El tradicional es originario de Inglaterra y se parece más a un parmesano; la versión naranja que se comercializa hoy y que suele estar presente en las hamburguesas es la versión estadounidense y ultraprocesada
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Found some Wyke Cheddar today in Coto, Olivos. Must be the last remaining batch that Mrs UK Man didn't order!
Enjoy...she got the mild one but it's still very tasty. She paid less than that though.
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I went for the mature because I couldn't find any in ML and it's very tasty!
Glad to hear it. I used it the other day to make cheesy scrambled egg and it was super. I asked th missus how much she paid and it was 690 so not that much different. Well worth the money just to have a taste of 'home'.,
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Splinter
Moved the thread from forum Food and Dining Out to forum Argentina Chat.
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