tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post4894534232138679927..comments2024-03-09T02:14:54.317-08:00Comments on Japanese Snack Reviews: Variety Friday: Cheese, Glorious CheeseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-17083969583937741002010-04-27T19:14:28.619-07:002010-04-27T19:14:28.619-07:00I've never seen those, Nora, but they look ver...I've never seen those, Nora, but they look very tasty! I'll definitely try them if I can find one! Thanks!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-68203304786390711532010-04-27T17:43:23.513-07:002010-04-27T17:43:23.513-07:00See if you can find a cheese manju. They're a...See if you can find a <a href="http://tabirin2.exblog.jp/2562123/" rel="nofollow">cheese manju</a>. They're a specialty in Miyazaki, sort of like a slightly crispier cream puff shell encasing hunks of cream cheese. Delicious, and a more culturally acceptable alternative to simply shoving cream cheese in one's mouth.Hirayukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047727258103680738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-64179370501307009442010-04-20T21:26:22.441-07:002010-04-20T21:26:22.441-07:00I'm actually more flexible about cheese than I...I'm actually more flexible about cheese than I used to be, but there really is no comparison between the real thing and processed stuff. It's not that I hate processed cheese. I think it's just a very different experience. It's like comparing sugar-free chocolate to the real thing. The sugar-free stuff can be decent and edible, but the real thing is incredibly greater. :-)<br /><Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-43233863715292931022010-04-20T19:11:19.570-07:002010-04-20T19:11:19.570-07:00Yup, I do the Costco Kirkland cheddar cheese, myse...Yup, I do the Costco Kirkland cheddar cheese, myself.Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-65299910779019928252010-04-17T22:34:09.427-07:002010-04-17T22:34:09.427-07:00Frankly, I'm not sure what I mean, ebidebby. ;...Frankly, I'm not sure what I mean, ebidebby. ;-)<br /><br />Most of the cheese in Japan isn't aged or mature. Most of it is of the same grade as Velveeta in the U.S. It's infused with whey and is soft and lacking in the qualities of good, real cheese. It's only my guess that it is processed because of lactose intolerance. It's also possible that I'm wrong (it's always Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-66260959940120369732010-04-17T22:19:24.490-07:002010-04-17T22:19:24.490-07:00I'm not sure what you mean about the processed...I'm not sure what you mean about the processed cheese, but maybe I've just misunderstood what you wrote. Processing cheese doesn't remove the lactose, but when cheese is aged and fermented, the lactose is digested by all those microorganisms in the cheese.<br /><br />But thank you for the thorough study of cheese in Japan! We don't have the best selection in the US, and good ebidebbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433872736452882213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-50588545921485258672010-04-17T17:49:03.363-07:002010-04-17T17:49:03.363-07:00Hi, Ame, and thank you for reading and for comment...Hi, Ame, and thank you for reading and for commenting!<br /><br />I did try those chips. In fact, I reviewed them here:<br /><br />http://japanesesnackreviews.blogspot.com/2008/10/calbee-three-cheese-potato-chips.html<br /><br />Like you, I didn't find them worth the calories! They tasted too much like a chemical fakery of cheese rather than like actual cheese to me.Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-12957183207839293542010-04-17T11:23:08.034-07:002010-04-17T11:23:08.034-07:00Have you tried those Calbee chips with little chun...Have you tried those Calbee chips with little chunks of cheese on them, Shari?<br /><br />I for some reason found them and their texture quite distubing and could not proceed with fattening myself further.<br /><br />Perhaps I am too used to the wimpy, flavourless chips we get in Canada (you;re far better off in the US) to be comfortable with little chunks of processed cheese mysteriously adheredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-10590706933222722152010-04-16T21:06:59.062-07:002010-04-16T21:06:59.062-07:00Hi, Kari, and thank you so much for taking the tim...Hi, Kari, and thank you so much for taking the time to comment and for being so kind!<br /><br />Costco is in Japan, though there aren't that many locations at present. There are only 9 in Japan, and the closest one to me takes about 90 minutes (one-way) by train and on foot. It's a big production, but it's worth it both for access to certain types of products and for the lower pricesOrchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-83820658590311698062010-04-16T18:55:26.849-07:002010-04-16T18:55:26.849-07:00Hello. I'm so glad to have discovered (both o...Hello. I'm so glad to have discovered (both of) your blogs! I read them daily. I'm also a fan of cheese, so I look forward to your upcoming posts. I have a somewhat random question, though, after reading your last post. Is Costco in Japan? I would love to live in Japan, but would greatly miss the cheese--brie, havarti, etc. I'm also a fan of the variety of Japanese Kit Kat, but Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581820838351075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-86811573398871908022010-04-16T16:25:26.158-07:002010-04-16T16:25:26.158-07:00Hi, Sophia! I have tried that cracker and actually...Hi, Sophia! I have tried that cracker and actually planned to review it for the upcoming week but had more than 5 items to review. I love it, too! And, I will review it in the future. :-)<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-10540499170822558752010-04-16T09:38:44.084-07:002010-04-16T09:38:44.084-07:00Mmmmm cheese!
Have you tried this cracker, it com...Mmmmm cheese!<br /><br />Have you tried this cracker, it comes indiv wrapped with an almond and a bit of cheese on it? It's one my favorite Japanese crackers! A gf brought it back from her trip to Japan a couple of years ago, but they've started selling it here in California now!shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656070622394546141noreply@blogger.com