> --- Alison Place <alison_place_at_rETgp_4fs80PXgBPkeoEMaygXbVHILtrjYKCC6wYaxJzEm-x9jyKx27aizzRZRW30WTno2_fRRJZ8wsouv3UtQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> > > If you want good cheese (e.g. 5-yr-old
> Canadian
> > > cheddar), I could probably bring some...
>
> --- Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_nAzulumKjYwXkI1-sR4z7SFq7H1T25VXlMvfI90ssYn_fULqFaIoPyx0837dSLd6MFqThf_WNdRd3crJWJNQyqg.yahoo.invalid>
> wrote:
> > Sainsburys. Several varieties. Canadian cheddar is
> > about 2/3 of the way up the quality range.
>
> No arguments about the probable quality of what
> you've tried.
It's nice, but that's how it's rated. Well above "supermarket own brand", below the specialist Scottish ones. Probably on a par with Irish. But opinions differ.
> Actually, since cheddar to the U.K. is
> coals to Newcastle, I'm surprised you've got any at
> all.
Oh, we have cheeses from all over. French, German, Dutch, Swiss... The Chedddar section includes Canadian.
> What brands have you seen? Black Diamond?
Sorry, I don't remember.
> Also, from what little I know of Sainsbury's, I
> don't think they're a top-level store.
They're not. This is my local drop-in-on-the-way-home small supermarket, which stocks at least 10 varieties of Cheddar, one of which is usually Canadian.
> It's the usual problem; the best stays at home.
Yeah :(
Mind you, much really good British cheese probably couldn't be exported, it isn't designed to keep that long.
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