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[MCIera]

Not sure where you are in the central part of the state, but if you have Asian markets nearby, many of them stock both the Kraft cheese and the Red Feather butter, and you wouldn't have to pay the shipping. I found some of the Kraft cheese in one of the local Asian market chains a couple of weeks ago for $1.99 a can though it's usually priced around $2.69-$2.99 a can (this is the stuff that the various online sites claim is no longer available.) The butter goes for anywhere from $2.99 to about $4 a can depending on whether or not you catch it on sale.

Steve,
I've seen those cans of butter and cheese online and have been tempted to try them, Any chance for a 'two pack sampler' ? One of each, that is ?
Nice pics, BTW !

[dirtbag]

MCIera,
Great idea !
never would have thought of that... I like browsing thru Asian stores, lots of neat stuff, never quite sure what to do with it ...
I have learned that anything labeled ' Spicy ', means 'Damned Hot '

[Big Galloot]

I envision an army of guys like this marching down the street:

[C-rats]

The canned cheese is good as well guys. IMHO it's just not as good as the butter is when compared to their fresh counterparts. But, I'm a real cheese fanatic normally (am always eating it) so I'm a biased opinion. I do however plan on getting a case or two of the cheese at some point in time (when finances allow) to go along with a case of Mountain House "pilot crackers" for long term storage.



`rats

[MCIera]

Sorry, it was late, and I read Central rather than Central Coast. Most of the Asian stores up here carry the Kraft brand of canned cheese, it appears to be for the Filipino market and at least one chain keeps it in the Phillippines section of the store on the shelf with stuff like canned corned beef from Australia. For some odd reason, the largest chain, 99Ranch/Walong Marketing/Tawa keeps both the Kraft Cheese and the Red Feather butter in the refrigerated section, which tends to cause the cans to accumulate rust. Some of the markets carry other brands of canned butter, usually imported from Europe rather than Oz. The canned butter can get a little expensive compared to their fresh counterpart, but in all cases, it is much better tasting than what we get in the quarter pound sticks.

Insofar as "spicy" it really depends upon where the item is from. If it's from Japan, "hot" just means that it's got a little kick. On the other hand, if it's from Thailand, it is best to put the brakes on at "medium"

I kinow what you mean about getting intimidated with some of the stuff in the Asian markets, it can be pretty confusing and even scary.

MCIera,
Great idea !
never would have thought of that... I like browsing thru Asian stores, lots of neat stuff, never quite sure what to do with it ...
I have learned that anything labeled ' Spicy ', means 'Damned Hot '

[C-rats]

I know what you mean about getting intimidated with some of the stuff in the Asian markets, it can be pretty confusing and even scary.

Especially when what you're looking at looks back at you!

[BigMark]

Heh, I'm pretty sure I would have noticed those cans at the Asian market I shop at but it's possible I missed them. Who would see some cans over the isles of noodles and sauces and soups and live fish and internal organs and frozen seafood goodness. Skip the durian, those things are disgusting. I heard they were like stinky cheese from the travel shows, but I'll be damned if they had anything in common with cheese other than being gooey like brie and being stinky as all hell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

[Stef]

Hi,
do you mean those guys have found a way to grow that $#@%! French stinky cheese on trees??

[dirtbag]

I love the description of the smell:
... its odor is best described as pig-shit, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away. Despite its great local popularity, the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia.

[Stef]

Yep, I've seen one of those fruits once in Paris biggest Asian supermarket Tang-Frères (Tang Brothers in Paris Chinatown). It looked nice and I was about to pick one when an employee cried to me "SIR SIR, that's bery special, not for Europeans sir!" Then she took a knife, cut the fruit into two halves and B...H... that was just like I imagine the smell in the autopsy room of "CSI: Miami"

There's a lot of really good things in those supermarket but it's better to go shopping with an Asian friend who can translate the labels for you
(I still remember that can of sardines ...in syrup )