Has anyone found a good sharp (tasty) cheese that I won't have to mortgage the house to buy? I have tried all the tasty cheeses and have just tried Mainland Vintage. That's better but still not as tasty as cheese used to be.
petal1955,
Jun 25, 2:45am
Bega strong and bitey tasty is great......but also on the "dear" side
mallee,
Jun 25, 2:47am
Mersey Valley, it's fantastic, but sadly, it's encased in gold, if my memory serves me correctly.
trading_gibsons,
Jun 25, 2:50am
That was the only cheese I would eat inAustralia in the eighties, as all their cheese tasted like soap
lost-in-oz,
Jun 25, 2:55am
Mersey Valley pickled onion cheese on crackers.....hmmmmmm
mallee,
Jun 25, 3:02am
Oh stop pleeeaaasssseeee. I haven't tasted all of their products, but boy, the ones I have are fantastic.
kay141,
Jun 25, 3:07am
I tried that one and it was very good but not for cooking. Alas the supermarkets down here don't stock it. Must have been a one off.
sue1955,
Jun 25, 5:38am
Mainland Vintage is aged up to 24months, but they also do Epicure which is aged up to 36months. Have you ever tried a tasty cheese with ginger cake/loaf? It's beautiful.
norse_westie,
Jun 25, 6:52am
+++ to the Mainland vintage. Even with six kids in the house I would rather buy a block of that and really enjoy cheese on toast/crackers/sandwiches than the tasteless stuff that you need more of to get a mild taste.
kay141,
Jun 25, 7:46am
I have Mainland Vintage now and it is very little stronger than the socalled tasties. Should it be a lot stronger?
evorotorua,
Jun 25, 8:03am
Sue1955, yes ginger loaf and tasty cheese is great. Cheese with fruit cake is good too and also on hot cross buns. I am actually trying to think of something that doesn't go with cheese and about all I can come up with is licorice!
evorotorua,
Jun 25, 8:06am
I use an extra tasty vintage or the Pakiri Aged Cheddar from Kapiti BUT it is expensive. You could cook with a normal tasty cheese and just add a bit of the extra tasty for flavour. I agree that the tasty isn't great at the moment. It is quite seasonal even though it shouldn't be. unless I can see some white crusty kind of bits on the outside of the cheese, I don't buy it. You can tell by looking at the block. If it looks like soap it probably is! It's good for some things but not for flavour.
lythande1,
Jun 25, 8:13am
Mainland Epicure. Pak n Save don't have it - Countdown does. 200g size only. Next up in price: Kapiti Old Southern. Found in the special cheese section, not the general cheese section, Pak n Save do have this sometimes. I always buy Epicure, mmmmmm. Cheapest of the real aged cheddars, aged up to 36months. Like it should be.
kuaka,
Jun 25, 10:39am
If you buy Mainland Tasty and it is anything but tasty and more like soap, then phone and complain.I did a while ago and they confessed they had released a whole batch before it was matured, and it wasn't as tasty as it should have been.They said there had been lots of complaints and they sent a voucher for a replacement.If it isn't tasty, then complain.Only way to make them realise we won't just accept any rubbish.
anne25,
Jun 25, 8:17pm
A hint, when buying tasty cheese look for the white lines starting on the cheese. I go through the lot on display and find one that has a good amount showing,
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