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Decent blue cheese at Homeplus

 
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interestedinhanguk



Joined: 23 Aug 2010
PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:05 am    Post subject: Decent blue cheese at Homeplus Reply with quote
I had some decent blue cheese from Homeplus yesterday.

It was marked down to about 5,000 won for 125g (I think) as its expiry date was soon approaching. It was Bleu D'auveregne. Now, it was in a sealed package. It was a whole wedge, however. It was beginning to weep a bit. Still, it was pretty good, especially for Korea. I would say it was on par with a typical blue cheese from an American supermarket cheese counter. Not the world's best, but it sure as heck filled the craving.
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Xuanzang



Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The markdowns only come once in a while. I think Costco sells gorgonzola though. Better than the High Street market or normal supermarket price.
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plato's republic



Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I just wish my local Homeplus/Emart would sell BIG blocks of cheese for a decent price, instead of those overpriced piddly little things that don't even last five minutes...

Where (besides Costco) can I find a decent selection of cheese in Seoul/Bundang?
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Steelrails



Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Any Seoul Hyundai or Lotte Department Store should have a decent selection as well.

Not sure about a decent price.
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
plato's republic wrote:
I just wish my local Homeplus/Emart would sell BIG blocks of cheese for a decent price, instead of those overpriced piddly little things that don't even last five minutes...

Where (besides Costco) can I find a decent selection of cheese in Seoul/Bundang?


The only time in my 10 years in Korea that I've seen decent cheese at a reasonable outside of Costco was in the Russian shops at Dongdaemun Stadium......and that was only a couple of varieties.......

In Korea, you have to go to Costco for Cheese and coffee or you will get shafted.

Remember, the three things we in the west see as daily consumables, cheese, wine and good coffee, are seen as luxury goods in Korea.
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orosee



Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you're willing to pay the going rate for this... Foreign Food Mart and Highstreet Market both sell cheese in 1 kilo bricks (no discount over the 100g slices), "cheddar" at FFM and Gruyere at HSM.

"Going rate" meaning that I always get nosebleed after a purchase.
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sojusucks



Joined: 31 May 2008
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good info, OP.

Quote:
In Korea, you have to go to Costco for Cheese and coffee or you will get shafted.


True.
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interestedinhanguk



Joined: 23 Aug 2010
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just looked again yesterday, no more marked down cheese at my local Homeplus. The same stuff at full price is about 10,000 and change. Not worth it at that price.
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mkishon



Joined: 07 Sep 2010
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:51 pm    Post subject: tastes terrible Reply with quote
terrible
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methdxman



Joined: 14 Sep 2010
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
eamo wrote:
plato's republic wrote:
I just wish my local Homeplus/Emart would sell BIG blocks of cheese for a decent price, instead of those overpriced piddly little things that don't even last five minutes...

Where (besides Costco) can I find a decent selection of cheese in Seoul/Bundang?


The only time in my 10 years in Korea that I've seen decent cheese at a reasonable outside of Costco was in the Russian shops at Dongdaemun Stadium......and that was only a couple of varieties.......

In Korea, you have to go to Costco for Cheese and coffee or you will get shafted.

Remember, the three things we in the west see as daily consumables, cheese, wine and good coffee, are seen as luxury goods in Korea.


Cheese and wine aren't expensive because they're "seen as luxury goods". They're seen as luxury goods because they're expensive.

And they're expensive because their is overall very little demand for these products, although my guess is that the wine industry is experiencing double digit growth now in S. Korea.

Same thing goes for those of you who think Korean electronics are expensive here because Koreans are "willing to pay a substantial premium" for a Korean product because of national pride. No, that's not the way it works.

Let's get our logic/causality correct folks. Come, let's break it down folks (clapping).
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Steelrails