On Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:29:49 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> Well, news - Queso de Freir is nowhere to be found. I tried Fairways,
> which is big, NYC based, and carries all sorts of exotic things and then
> Corrado's, which carries more than everything and also caters to a more
> Hispanic population, and they said it's coming in on April 30 - the
> person on the phone said they thought, although they couldn't confirm,
> that it was considered seasonal and they only carried it in the summer.
>
> Zabar's says I could use queso fresco or queso blanco but, so far, I'm
> holding out for what you've suggested which, according to everything I
> read, is firmer.
>
> Probably what I ought to do is just go to a grocery store in a Dominican
> neighborhood in the city...
>
> The one store saying they'd have it in two weeks is as close as I've
> gotten.

I called the store I was in yesterday and asked for details... the
cheese I saw is called "bread cheese" and it's made by Carr Valley in
Wisconsin.
http://www.carrvalleycheese.com/arti...ad-cheese.html
Apparently it's the American version of a cheese from Finland called
Juustoleipa (or Leipajuusto). http://www.cheese.com/juustoleipa/

I've never eaten it, just passing on the information because the sign
said it was a good substitute for Halloumi.

PS: David Lebovitz suggests trying a Brazilian cheese called Minas
http://www.projectfoodie.com/cookboo...sto-sauce.html


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