That'll be one of mine then . Although the food court is half closed at the moment for refurbishment, a new cheese concession will be opening in April and they plan to have a bigger range of British cheeses. I'll update my BCC thread when that happens.
And it's the wrong colour
Allow me to elaborate. It was pricey compared to the US....
The cheddar I bought was worth it (about CHF 17 for a fairly large chunk - sorry don't remember exactly the weight) and had excellent texture and flavor and I would not hesitate to buy it again. The place was undergoing renovations so nothing was where I expected it to be.
Migros and Coop both have great chedder. I find it with the other packaged cheese, not sliced. Very good!
The Cathedral City cheddars at Co-op and Migros are not the same.
The Migros one tastes awful and quite bland. The Co-op one is fine for Macaroni cheese etc (especially if you have a big family) and is much better tasting.
The difference is that the Co-op one is aged six months longer than the Migros one and the difference is noticeable.
Of course they're not a patch on Godminster!
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Erries - I see you are American, as am I. If you go to see Grumpy at one of his shops, and you are not familiar with British cheeses, make sure to try the Shropshire Blue... Amazing stuff. And if you like cheddar, try some of the Stiltons. Better yet, ask Grumpy for some recommendations and he will show you around. People think the French and Swiss know cheese, but I have to give props to the Brits for some amazing variety that many don't know or appreciate.
Happy tasting!
I think the average Brit back home only knows cheese from Tesco and Asda. What Grumpy has done is pulled a lot of small cheese makers together, and is giving something I think you have to go to the highstreet for to get normally. Highstreet, did I say that right? I know when I was in London last time, the only places I found this kind of selection were in specialty markets and highend places like Harrod's.
Sorry for my absence. Was a bit busy there.
Thanks for the responses. For those who live in the Vaud region, do you know which Migros or Coop in particular sell this? I've looked around and I think Aligro was the one place I managed to find some? I can't remember.
I will definitely keep grumpygrapefruit's site bookmarked.
Our littlemcoop in Porrentruy sells McClelland seriously string cheddar and orkney cheddar. Both are, in my book, a step up from Cathedral - although a noteable step down from Grumpy's. But very passable and not just for cooking.
They were selling these at 50% off in our COOP a couple of weeks ago as they were very close to their sell by date so I wouldn't count on them being there forever as they don't seem to sell well ( at least here which has plenty of expats).
To the OP I saw Cathedral city cheddar in the COOP near the Athleticum in Yverdon last Monday. I don't know if that's close enough to you.
Migros has other chedder than just Cathedral. I always buy an orange one its just wrapped in foil, no name on it.
I love going home, once a year, to Edinburgh.
My mum pushes the trolley, and i throw cheese into it. And a few sausages and brown sauce. And haggi.
Last Xmas, my suitcase was full of gruyere, vacherin mont d'or, fondue, raclette etc.
It is funny to think that what we crave in cheeses, those that live in the UK crave the same from us.
You do know, there are a lot of Swiss Cheeses that have this happen to them everyday as well. Might not be an indicator of anything.
An orange cheese does not mean it is a Cheddar by any stretch of the imagination. Coming from a state in the US that makes excellent Cheddars, Pinconning for example, that cost far more locally then anything industrial, still sell real well, I am minutely, I was going to say offended as a joke, but I have worn that subject out recently.
Mimolette is orange, Gouda is orange, American(which isn't even a real cheese just food colored fat) is orange, Velveeta is orange.
It has no name on it because all it is, is an industrial cheese with food coloring added to it. If it was something, they would call it something and make more money from it.
Yes I realise that but when they got them in these cheeses had a very long sell by date on, obviously didn't get sold and they were selling them all off without any newer stock to replace them. ( and they still haven't)
This seems like a pretty good indicator to me.
That's the strange thing ... the amount of Anglo ex pats in the Ajoie could probably be counted on the fingers of one hand, yet Porrentruy coop is by far my best source of Brit products including marmite, water biscuits, frank cooper marmalade, HP sauce, fondant white and coloured icing and Lea & Perrins. If only they sold PG Tips and I would be truly content. They have sold this great selection since I have been going there (18 months now) so I can only assume that there are some Anglophiles in the area (or I am really spending too much in coop ..)
PS 10 minutes down the road in the largest coop in our area at the Bassecourt Jura centre, most of these products are not available ...
yes you are right- but then again one must do with what one can find at the time....the cheddar from migros is not that bad as well, but the one near my place doesnt it have all the time...
Not really- the orange cheddars(which may not be THE CHEDDAR) are more common at supermarkets here and other parts of the world. But I see your point- I love cheddar but the original british ones aren't available easily and if they are they cost so much!
They sell it as "cheddar" and it tastes like cheddar.
can't say its worse or better than cathedral city cheddar.
Larger Coops and Migros probably have it. Certainly Coop City & Migros Metropole 2000 have it in downtown Lausanne.
Crissier Migros and Coop also have cheddar. I like the one that Lidl sell when they have a British week. We must be due for one soon...
If you are bringing back cheese from Blighty, beware of the customs limits, which are small.