Mmm mmm…for the people who got the title, I salute you.
I’m pretty pleased with the state of my cheese drawer at the moment. Shiver me timbers. On a recent trip to the lovely city of Seattle, I stumbled upon the Tillamook sale to end all Tillamook sales (Tillamook is a delicious cheese factory that is based in Portland). Two pounds each – for $4 and something something (can’t remember exact amount). That is a BIG hunk of cheese people. Another hunk of parmesan (not Tillamook) for $5.
And it made me very sad for the plight of Canadian cheese because you know what? Canadian cheese is SO expensive! Like ridiculously expensive. At least double, if not triple the cost. And I’m sorry but when you eat as much cheese as I do, you must be cheese frugal at times.
Luckily, I looked up my limits when crossing the border ($20 USD in value or 20 kilos of dairy, whichever comes first, for your reference). And yes, I may have gone over by about 30 cents or so but I was willing to take that risk to bask in the bliss of cheap, tasty cheese.
The only time you might have a problem bringing cheese over the border is likely if you’re bringing in something like goat cheese. Just a head’s up for all those goat cheese traffickers out there. Achtung!
And man, Tillamook is SO much better than that other stuff you get at the grocery store (Kraft and no-name brand, I’m looking at you baby).
My heart is yours, dear Tillamook. You make me swoon.
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I was just thinking about the Salt Spring Island Juliet Blue, have you had it? It is so lovely, I am going to buy a wheel tomorrow.
MMMmm Cheese!! That looks like some great cheese. :) Now I’m crazing some more of that lovely lovely garlic cheese you brought over. It was soooo good.
Ok my cheese loving friend, I am about to blow the socks off of your tiny feet!
You must visit “the Spanish table” it is on the waterfront under pike market and they have some of the best cheeses I have ever had….and they let you taste till your heart is content and your wallet empty, how I miss good cheese.
Other cheeses to watch for: humboldt fog (aged goat) and point Reyes blue (organic un pastuerized)