Posts Tagged ‘cheese’
03/16/2017
March 16, 2017
This is another one where it would be way too easy to eat the whole package in one sitting. A very little bit of a smokey peppery earthy taste mixed in with creamy, but not soft, English cheddar is the best description I could come up with. That description doesn’t do it taste justice. It may not be to everyone’s liking, but this is very good.
Of particular note are a couple of the lesser ingredients, anchovy and bamboo fiber. What’s This For? Well I sure don’t know, but whatever the reason the whole seems to work just fine.
At $9.99 per pound, this is in line with similar cheeses at Trader Joe’s. The calories, at 110 per ounce (28g), are also similar to other cheeses.
Tags:cheddar, cheese, england, food, italian, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, truffles
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02/23/2017
February 23, 2017
We buy this all the time. We use it mostly on salads and “Italian” dishes. Most recently it was used on some homemade pizza. This is a low-moisture part-skim milk (assumed cow’s milk?) shredded mozzarella cheese that’s pretty much indistinguishable from similarly priced mozzarella cheeses elsewhere. It has a mild taste.
Although the price seems to vary with the market, it’s generally priced competitively with sale prices of similar cheeses at other stores. The only negative about this is, my ALDI store keeps moving it around, so it’s hard to find.
Price $2.99 (16 ounce bag) Calories 80 per 1/4 cup (28g)
Tags:aldi, calories, cheese, food, happy farms, price, review, shredded mozzarella
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02/06/2017
February 6, 2017
I couldn’t find the bacon cheddar, but I did find this. I’m not disappointed. A crumbly, little bit sharp, nice cheddar cheese forms the base of this product. To it is added caramelized onions. That may not sound good, but it is good – really good. The onions add a contrasting sweetness to the more earthy taste of the cheddar. It’s a nice flavor treat for the mouth. For a modest price, this is a nice cheddar cheese with an interesting contrast that works well. Price $8.99 per pound Calories 110 per ounce (28g)
Tags:calories, caramelized onion, cheddar, cheese, england, food, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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11/26/2016
November 26, 2016
It’s Swiss, but it’s French. Hmm? Well it’s a Swiss-style cheese made in France. But saying that would probably get me thrown out of the country. Both countries!
Let’s just say that if the word Madrigal was misread as Magical, that would be a good description of this cheese. At $5.99 a pound this is a very good semi-hard cheese that actually tastes like a Swiss-style cheese, albeit a milder Swiss cheese. The only thing to be careful about is the thin wax covering that sort of blends in with the cheese and tends to stick between the teeth if measures aren’t taken to avoid it. Don’t ask me how I know.
Calories 100 per ounce (28g)
Price $5.99 -per pound
Tags:calories, cheese, food, france, madrigal cheese, nutrition, Président, price, review, swiss-style, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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11/08/2016
November 8, 2016
A tale of two Goudas. Yes, this is not the way Charles Dickens started.
Here we compare two Gouda cheeses, not two cities. We’ll compare this cheese and the more mature (aged) Gouda cheese here.
But first, this is a nice mild soft cheese. It’s good by itself. I’ve also tried it melted with cheddar cheese in a grilled cheese sandwich and melted on onion soup. Both worked well. But if you’re looking for a stronger more mature cheese taste, this is not what you’ll want.
This cheese is soft, has little or no rind, is very mild in taste, has no crystals, is aged around 6 months, and has a red wax covering which helps tell its age. Our older Gouda has much more flavor, is semi-hard, has a noticeable rind, contains calcium lactate crystals, is aged probably twice or thrice as long, and has a black wax covering indicating a more aged cheese.
In a nutshell, the difference between the two is the taste and texture which changes the same cheese over months of controlled aging from a soft mild cheese (this cheese) to a harder tastier cheese (here). Oh, and, the older cheese is twice the price. That’s the story of a tale of two Goudas.
Price 5.99 per pound Calories 110 per ounce (28g)
Tags:calories, cheese, food, gouda, gouda cheese, price, red wax, review, tj, tj's, trader joe's, young gouda
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11/08/2016
November 8, 2016
This cheese has a creamy, but not soft, texture in the mouth. There’s a nice nutty flavor with a hint of sweetness. There’s some crystallization in the cheese which you can feel as the crystals come in contact with the teeth. That’s typical of an aged Gouda. This is a very good cheese.
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Tags:aged gouda, calories, cheese, food, gouda, gouda cheese, old amsterdam, price, review, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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09/20/2016
September 20, 2016
No, the label has not been photoshopped. The cheese has a strange taste to be sure. There’s a little bit of apple taste at first followed by a mild cheese taste followed by a little bit of sting on the tongue. The consistency is similar to a Muenster cheese, semi-soft and somewhat crumbly. This is not unpleasant overall and certainly very interesting. In fact after getting over expectations of what a cheese should be, it’s hard to stop eating. This is sure to be a conversation starter at any gathering. And if you’re by yourself, it’s likely to start a self-conversation.
Calories 110 per ounce (28g) Price $9.99 per pound
Tags:apple pie cheddar, calories, cheddar, cheese, food, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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07/17/2016
January 17, 2016
There’s no added yellow color, which isn’t really important. For a sharp cheddar, this has a rather weak taste. Physically this is also rather soft for a sharp cheddar. There’s a peppery-like sharpness after a few seconds on the tongue. This is not what I expect from a sharp cheddar. On the plus side, the price at $4.99 per pound is rather reasonable. Calories clock in at 120 per ounce.
Tags:calories, cheese, food, price, review, reviews, sharp cheddar, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wisconsin
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05/21/2016
Goat Milk Cheddar Cheese – Trader Joe’s
The good things are, this neither smells nor tastes like a wet goat.
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Tags:calories, cheddar, cheese, food, goat milk, goat milk cheddar, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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03/18/2016
Trader Joe’s English Coastal Cheddar
March 18, 2016
This is a very fine cheddar cheese imported from England (Dorset coast).
The cheese has a pale off-white color, not the usual yellow color found in US produced cheddar. This is not a “hard” cheese. It’s relatively easy to cut and a little crumbly. The cheese has a nice nutty flavor with a little bit of a tang. It’s not a sharp taste as might be found in a New York sharp cheddar, but still a very flavorful cheese. It reminds me a little of an aged Gouda, but not as hard. Similar to an aged Gouda you can feel (and hear) a few little cheese crystals crunch between your molars as you chew. Because of the pale color it’s difficult to see them in the cheese. I could easily get to like this. And I do.
Calories 120 per ounce (28g) Price $7.99 per pound
Tags:cheddar, cheese, dorset, england, english coastal cheddar, food, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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March 16, 2017
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