2006-10-31 08:13:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It depends a lot on where you live. The price is usually a direct reflection of where it is imported from and/or how long it has been aged. Also, the type of milk used to make it with has an effect on price.
2006-10-31 08:20:28 · answer #1 · answered by grizzly_r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Cheeses made in small batches with super-high quality control don't have the economies of scale of, say, Velveeta or Kraft dinner.
2. European cheeses can get an "AOC" designation that prevents others from outside a specific geographic region from making the same cheese. This creates a monopoly of sorts that can restrict supply, raising price.
3. Import costs.
4. Murray's in New York just got in a batch of Vacherin Mont-d’Or AOC, and I bought a US$39.99 one-pounder as a present for my girlfriend. It's only made when the cows have a special kind of hay they can eat, so it's got a "season," again restricting supply. But, wow, it's good. Wrap it in aluminum foil and bake in the oven, break through the supple crust with some good crusty bread, and it's just amazing, especially with wine.
2006-11-02 12:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by Augustus_Hand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to but this one from France when I was a chef, a camembert with black truffles in the middle, and there is a yak cheese made in Tibet, by Monks said to be aged for 5 years, and is only sold in small amounts.
There are cheddars in both Canada and the United States that are aged 10 years.
2006-10-31 08:41:36 · answer #3 · answered by The Unknown Chef 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because sometimes they are aged for a long time. If it's aged 10 years, it takes 10 years to make.
2006-10-31 13:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by zgenator 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
american cheese. okay, fine, it isn't the most expensive, but it does suck.
why must i live in a country which makes fake cheese? why??!??!!!!?!?!
2006-10-31 08:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Bonanzas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do they call that stuff they put on Cheetos(r)? I like that...
(I'm really sorry, I can't seem to be serious today...)
2006-10-31 08:40:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋