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#26746 - 02/19/01 07:35 PM
Re: Manchego cheese
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Wegman's grocery stores also carry Manchego cheese.
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#26747 - 02/20/01 12:47 AM
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laduque--you are right about Whole Foods. The several here have plenty of varieties of Spanish cheeses. Most co-ops do though, even my teeny tiny one here carries Manchego. It is expensive stuff too, but you shouldn't have to use so much of it, because it usually has a sharper edge to it's taste than most cheeses.
Speaking of which, does anybody have any good recipes they'd like to share that include manchego cheese?
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#26748 - 02/20/01 09:30 AM
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MM, Greeting from Madrid! Finally here and everything is perfect including the weather. Hostel Lopez is great also.
Now to the post. At Sam´s club you can get a guest pass for a day where they make you pay 15% more for the products you buy. You should be able to get this pass at customer service. That would make it about $8 a pound but still a great deal for Manchego. I just bought a big chunk at a super-mercado in Segovia for 1995 pts a kilo. Can´t wait to try it.
Ed
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#26749 - 02/22/01 11:02 AM
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Greetings to you in Madrid, Ed S.!! Hope you're having a FANTASTIC time!
Funny that the fine folks at Sam's Club didn't mention to me, as I was standing at the customer service counter with two wedges of Manchego cheese and a 5 liter jug of olive oil, that I could get a guest pass and just pay 15% more for the items I wanted. Hmph!! I'll have to call them on the phone and verify this for this particular location. DARNIT!!! I REALLY could have used that manchego LAST weekend. ARGH!
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#26750 - 02/23/01 12:07 PM
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always look for the 'denominacion de origen' la mancha or castilla-la mancha on authentic queso manchego... it's usually a stamp branded into the outside of the cheese or on the label itself. take a quick trip to ciudad real or valdepeñas to buy it!
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#26751 - 02/23/01 04:31 PM
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I bought some queso manchego at Wegman's last night to take to a dinner party. Paid $6.75 for 3/4 of a pound, but what can you expect from an import. It was great -- one of the other people there is from Mallorca and was gobbling it up. Ah, Spanish food....
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#26752 - 02/23/01 07:22 PM
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Whole Foods also carries membrillo (that's the name for that quince jelly that lots of Spanish people eat with cheese, isn't it?)--at least here in Minneapolis. I haven't tried it (not being a big cheese fan--though manchego grilled cheese sandwiches are heavenly), but thought someone on the list might like to give it a test!
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#26753 - 02/24/01 08:33 AM
Re: Manchego cheese
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Thanks everyone on your input here. I didn't bring home a whole wheel though I did bring home a couple of nice wedges (one I cut into for a snack while still in Madrid). It is excellent, as was all of Madrid, Segovia and Toledo. I now see why everyone is so crazy about this city. Friendly people, great food and drink, great sights and, for us, 7 days with nothing but sunshine and warm weather. Sure beats the snow storm we returned to in Philly.
MM, I think I was wrong about Sam's club, I think the actual mark up is only 5% extra. That is even better. I hope you can get a guest card, if not find a friend with a membership. Although, I am sure you can make up the $35 membership fee with a year's worth of inexpensive olive oil and Manchego!
Ed
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#26754 - 03/13/01 11:56 AM
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Loc: San Francisco, California, USA
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Here in the San Francisco bay area and probably much of California, Trader Joe's carries Mahon and Manchego cheese.
The posts about Whole Foods are correct - they have an incredible assortment of Spanish cheese - Drunken Goat, Manchego, Mahon, Tetilla, Valdeon, etc. However, what Trader Joe's lacks in selection, they make up in price.
Also, Whole Foods carries Jamon Serrano. My favorite Spanish food: blood sausage. Where to find? Dean & DeLuca in St. Helena, the Napa Valley - it has a pretty long shelf life and is great in a soup with lentils!
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