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[Corporal]

Cheese is one of the basic food groups for crying out loud. There is nothing more annoying than people posting that we shouldn't expect to find certain items in Korea because "we're not back home anymore". It is not as if we're asking for some esoteric product that few people have ever heard of. Koreans produce and stock lots of foods of which they themselves don't necessarily consume huge quantities (exempli gratia, cereal). So what is the deal with cheese.

And moreover why can't they make bread that's not the colour and texture of styrofoam, or has mashed beans or weird-ass nuts in it?

[Jasmine]

Don't forget sweet buns or danishes with MEAT in them. Eeeeeeeeeew!!!!

[Zyzyfer]

Because 40 million Koreans(rough guess) think that cheese crap stinks up the house?

[weatherman]

You would think that Korean would really go for the strong tasting cheeses, like extra sharp cheddar for example. A lot of Korean foods have a strong taste and smell, so wonder sometimes if you could build a market here if done right.

[Zyzyfer]

We could only hope.

[elmer]

[IconsFanatic]

[gang ah jee]

[Corporal]

I'm not in Seoul BUDDY...I'm four hours away from Seoul...and don't talk about chunks of rotten milk, what the hell do you think kimchi is, fresh vegetables??

[Dan]

[captain kirk]

yes, cheese is sold everywhere in korea but since koreans have only relatively recently acquired a taste for cheese the cheese that's everywhere is bland, right? not long ago all koreans were on the farm. and the ox was for plowing and cattle were for butchering but nobody much drank milk or made cheese. so it's like koreans are completely inexperienced re; the glory of cheese. they give it to children, just like milk was for children. not for making cheese (back in the old days). koreans think chocolate bars are for children only, too. so old-timers will give a foreigner buying a chocolate funny looks, like 'are you immature?'. things are quickly changing, and koreans are ballooning. they love pizza, and this will lead to interest in cheese as a single item of (hopefully) various kinds. notice it's a corporate cheese availabe in the markets. velveeta, etc. a kind of 'generic cheese'. very bland.
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[captain kirk]

what is vanilla coke? i haven't been home in three years. as soon as you mention it i must have it. now i'm driving myself nuts over it.
kimchi, which smells as 'bad' as cheese, smells like cheese. it's 'low calorie' and tastes like cheese. this new 'crunchy cheese' was invented by koreans! thus, they could care less about 'varieties of cheese'.

[The Lemon]

The thing about Vanilla Coke is it does smell better than it tastes. If there was a home perfume I'd probably buy it and spray it around my office - I'm trying to fight off the smoke smells coming from the Korean profs down the hall - but if I actually started spraying Vanilla Coke, before long my floor would be as sticky as a movie theater. Hmm.

BTW, you might be able to buy it in Itaewon, at the Red Door or the like...

[captain kirk]

ah, cheese. the best cheese i've had was up at my grandparents farm. they bought it from the local general store. it was in a big wheel and a wedge wrapped in waxed brown paper cut. it broke in a crumbly way. the rind waxy and chewy, not sharp. medium.
a poster said recently that sharp cheddar can be bought in chunks from costco. beer and cheese. canadian molson beer can be bought at homeplus.

[mysteriousdeltarays]

Cheese is one of these "class oriented" products. Say goodbye to it the boonies. With luck Velveeta, America's contribution to gourmet dining, might be available.

Count yourself lucky on that if you are in the hicks.

I remember when the local tap water was "safe to drink."