Parmesan cheese

phil675 · 5 Dec 2011 at 22:58

Hello,

So I was looking for some Parmesan cheese today and Lidl didn't seem to have any. So I went up the road to Tesco and got 200g for £3.50 which seemed like a little much. I'm sure Sainsburys would have more variety in their cheeses but the nearest one to me is a little far for just a wedge of cheese.

Where do you buy your Parmesan?

lrlcr · 5 Dec 2011 at 23:01

Oxford fine foods.

tom_e · 5 Dec 2011 at 23:03

nydryl · 5 Dec 2011 at 23:11

I buy my parmesan in Aldi - in fact I sometimes go in just to get parmesan or stilton from there. Better than any of the other supermarket stuff I've tried. Tesco is especially disappointing.

phil675 · 5 Dec 2011 at 23:51

nydryl said:
I buy my parmesan in Aldi - in fact I sometimes go in just to get parmesan or stilton from there. Better than any of the other supermarket stuff I've tried. Tesco is especially disappointing.

This Tesco stuff tastes nice but then I'm not a seasoned cheese veteren. I might give Aldi a go next time, it's slightly more upmarket than Lidl I suppose.

randomshenans · 6 Dec 2011 at 08:55

It's generally bleeding expensive. Swear it's more per 100g than gold. Seems to be a bit cheaper in France, but that's a bit of a trek.

nydryl · 6 Dec 2011 at 10:16

By the way save parmesan rinds and make soup, give it a lovely flavour!

Participant · 6 Dec 2011 at 10:27

I buy cheap Parmesan copies from Lidl along with my cold meets and other cheeses. I struggle to tell the difference between the 99p for a pack stuff and the £4 per 100g stuff.

uchuff · 6 Dec 2011 at 11:54

nydryl said:
I buy my parmesan in Aldi - in fact I sometimes go in just to get parmesan or stilton from there. Better than any of the other supermarket stuff I've tried. Tesco is especially disappointing.

This. Gorgonzola too.

nydryl · 6 Dec 2011 at 12:22

Robbie G said:
I buy cheap Parmesan copies from Lidl along with my cold meets and other cheeses. I struggle to tell the difference between the 99p for a pack stuff and the £4 per 100g stuff.

Grana Padano is an alright cheaper alternative to parmesan but it's softer and doesn't match up on flavour.

phil675 · 6 Dec 2011 at 15:34

nydryl said:
By the way save parmesan rinds and make soup, give it a lovely flavour!

Is that the solid bit on the end?

nydryl · 6 Dec 2011 at 15:51

phil675 said:
Is that the solid bit on the end?

Yep.

I just chuck them in with whatever soup I'm making, adds a nice flavour. Make sure you take them out at the end if they don't reduce to nothing.

glitch · 6 Dec 2011 at 17:40

Tesco Finest > Waitrose > M&S > Sainsburys for me.

The Tesco one is particularly lovely. Especially when it's only a few £/kg more than something like Waitrose's Essential.

J1234 · 6 Dec 2011 at 18:06

In Waitrose with the rest of the shopping. I think it's about £6ish for 200g.