Cheese

[billd766]

2 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Try this place I found some good cheeses there it’s not that far

It depends on where you live.

 

I live in rural Kamphaeng Phet, so it would be an 800km round trip and an overnight stop, not to mention a pee stop every 2 hours or so.

[Foek]

On 5/24/2024 at 2:15 AM, AlaskaDave said:

I love very strong cheddar cheese and used to buy the Epicure version of, I think it was Mainland Cheese, at Rimping Markets. However, a small chunk (200g ?) cost over 200 baht. The Gecko Garden on Sridonchai Road near Pantip Plaza  has several excellent cheeses for sale as well as real butter (from New Zealand I think), and coldcuts at very attractive prices. They have a crumbly English cheddar, very sharp and very tasty, for about 400 baht per kilo. They sell gouda and feta cheese also.

I had eaten there once in while over the years but since I learned they also sell cheese and butter, I always buy those items there.

 

The same cheese at Makro for 279 baht but then 470gr or Aro house brand slighty cheaper sometimes, but same cheeses as Mainland

[Keeps]

Last weekend Big C, Panthip Plaza, Night bazaar had all the Mainland varieties including Vintage on half price special. 250 gram blocks for 119.50 baht. Had a fair supply of each variety.

 

Don't know if the offer is still on or if they have any left.

[metisdead]

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[Andrew65]

Is there a Villa Market there? Villa had the best cheese selection that I had seen in Bangkok.

[McTavish]

19 hours ago, quake said:

 

 That's on the list for next week at Makro. 

 

 

Don't ever be tempted to buy Makro's "horeca" cheese, even for cooking, it's rubbish.

 

Vintage aged cheddar is the most tasty, also crumbly, as water is released during the aging process.

 

Tasty is softer, younger.

 

Jartisan cheeses are not sold in Makro.  Central Group outlets, eg Tops, GoWholesale, stock their varieties.

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, Foek said:

 

The same cheese at Makro for 279 baht but then 470gr or Aro house brand slighty cheaper sometimes, but same cheeses as Mainland

Aro Vintage Block

1st It's not the same as Mainland Vintage.

2nd It's 189bht.

[Thailand]

Bought Aro Tasty & Vintage today 189 baht,Makro highway.

[AlaskaDave]

Good info from all of the recent posters. Thanks.

Here's an update: Gecko Garden no longer has the crumbly English cheddar I was buying. They still offer a decent cheddar but it's not as good as the one I reported on here earlier. 
 
We almost never shop at Makro but I will check out the Tops Market at Panthip later today.

There was a shop, The Cheese Shop, on Hassadhisawee Road just north of the moat that was selling good homemade cheese last spring. The Thai owner was a nice fellow and told me he has been a cheesemaker for a long time. His cheese was on the expensive side but the samples I bought were quite tasty. I don't know if he is still in business but it might be worth taking a look

Edited 1 hour ago by AlaskaDave