, but I've been told their prices are a lot better that Villa Market and etc. All the cheese they sell is made on the premises, apart from some very tasteless cheddar which they sell on behalf of a place in Chaing Mai.
Yes the number relates to the strength of the cheese with most using a 1-6 grading with 6 being the strongest, so 3 is just medium. My preference is for a vintage cheddar or Canadian, both of which wouldbe a 5 or 6, but sadly very difficult to find here, so I always manage to smuggle a few packs back with me in a cool bag whenever I visit the UK.prcscct wrote:Do we need a cheese thread? Maybe, as much talk about it now and again. This morning Takiap is comparing processed vs real.
To start things I've found the best cheddar I've had here at Central in Pattaya. Named " Essential Waitrose, English medium sliced cheddar". There's a big number 3 on it and the word "strength" below it so I assume they grade their strength by number. Great stuff, and very addicting.
Let's hear some tips about what and where anyone has found good cheeses. Pete
I've seen it in Makro and would imagine its available at Villa Market, but the Stilton in Makro looked very ripe indeed - i.e. it looked very old, rather than just having a good blue vein!!STEVE G wrote:Can you get Blue Stilton in Hua Hin? I was brought up just outside the Vale of Belvoir where it is traditionally from and to me it is a very fine cheese. If you're having to pay a lot of money for cheese overseas the advantage of the stronger ones is you don't need so much of it to enjoy!
I got hold of some Bavarian Blue here in Europe recently which is milder but still pretty good.
Thanks, I'll have a look next time I'm in town, as long as it's not too far gone I can stand it pretty ripe!I've seen it in Makro..
Probably, simply because they have never been exposed to it - my (Thai) wife loves cheddar and the stronger the better, but until a few years ago had never tasted cheese.lagojardin wrote:Stilton, Red Cheddar, Scotch cheddar, Lancashire and the best of all Cheshire, crumbly and white - The best cheeses in the world come from the UK, forget the pretentious European fare. For the life of me I cannot understand why the Thais have not taken to cheese
That's so odd! Waitrose is a good quality supermarket mainly serving the south of England. 'Essentials' is there everyday range of goods and they probably have the best selection of cheese of any supermarket. I use exactly the same cheese you refer to for the cheese and ham croissants I like for brekky from time to time and I also top burgers with them!prcscct wrote:To start things I've found the best cheddar I've had here at Central in Pattaya. Named " Essential Waitrose, English medium sliced cheddar". There's a big number 3 on it and the word "strength" below it so I assume they grade their strength by number. Great stuff, and very addicting.
I'm looking at the package as we speak. Has the flag of St. George on the bottom front and all the nutrition data on the back, along with the Thai language import sticker. It as a use by date of August 7 and we bought it about 3 weeks ago, so it appears it arrives here with about 2 weeks freshness,although it's now August 15 and it's still tasty to me.caller wrote:That's so odd! Waitrose is a good quality supermarket mainly serving the south of England. 'Essentials' is there everyday range of goods and they probably have the best selection of cheese of any supermarket. I use exactly the same cheese you refer to for the cheese and ham croissants I like for brekky from time to time and I also top burgers with them!prcscct wrote:To start things I've found the best cheddar I've had here at Central in Pattaya. Named " Essential Waitrose, English medium sliced cheddar". There's a big number 3 on it and the word "strength" below it so I assume they grade their strength by number. Great stuff, and very addicting.
Pete 
