http://www.saltshaker.net/20070924/visiting-the-shire Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:44:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070924/visiting-the-shire#comment-67087 dan Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:33:04 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070924/visiting-the-shire#comment-67087 Bacon is easy here - most good fiambre places have "panceta ahumada", just ask them to slice it thicker than they normally do so you can cut it into a nice dice rather than shreds. Cheddar is getting easier - occasionally I even see <a href="http://www.saltshaker.net/20061230/fee-fie-foe-fum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">the imported stuff</a> at a cheese shop, but mostly it's the Argentine versions - and invariably, a store will only carry either the "Inglese" or the "Americano" style, so it requires at least two shops. Even the supermarkets are getting into the act, with a brand called, I think, <em>La Suerte</em>, that's offering up a passable English style cheddar, at least for use in cooking. Bacon is easy here - most good fiambre places have “panceta ahumada”, just ask them to slice it thicker than they normally do so you can cut it into a nice dice rather than shreds. Cheddar is getting easier - occasionally I even see the imported stuff at a cheese shop, but mostly it’s the Argentine versions - and invariably, a store will only carry either the “Inglese” or the “Americano” style, so it requires at least two shops. Even the supermarkets are getting into the act, with a brand called, I think, La Suerte, that’s offering up a passable English style cheddar, at least for use in cooking.

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20070924/visiting-the-shire#comment-67086 mwardabroad Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:26:48 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070924/visiting-the-shire#comment-67086 I can smell that bacon from here - wow. But where to buy? And likewise for the chedder cheese. My girlfriend would kill for a chunk of 'english' chedder and that makes me pretty keen too. I can smell that bacon from here - wow. But where to buy? And likewise for the chedder cheese. My girlfriend would kill for a chunk of ‘english’ chedder and that makes me pretty keen too.

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20070924/visiting-the-shire#comment-66932 ksternberg Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:09:35 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070924/visiting-the-shire#comment-66932 Man! I'll see if I can round up Bilbo and head over to Casa SS. Man! I’ll see if I can round up Bilbo and head over to Casa SS.

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