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poet13 · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject: Where can I buy feta cheese?

I would commit a crime for some feta cheese.

I would love to have big blocks of it in brine, but that's probably too much to ask.

Preferrably from the Daegu Gumi area, but I'm willing to make a special trip to Seoul.

Anybody?

crazy_arcade · Joined: 05 Nov 2006

Costco wins again.

Although, when it comes to European style cheeses I think Hannam Mart in Seoul is the alltime best.

yeremy · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject: Costco in Daegu

Costco usually has feta cheese. I used to feta cheese at the Costco in Yangjae in Seoul. I haven't looked for feta at the Costco in Daegu. I'm going to go there this weekend, so if I find it there, I will post or pm you.

poet13 · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject:

Very cool, thank you yeremy.

I think I would make a special trip and buy a membership just for that.

nicholas_chiasson · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Location: Samcheok

Greece is good, but maybe cyprus has some as well. I think Krete has Feta as well.

discostar23 · Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Location: getting the hell out of dodge

The feta cheese you will usually find in seoul is in oil with herbs and its pretty gross....

Check hannam market, haddon house or I love cookie for the blocks of feta.
Haddon usually has it. (haddon is located in hannam dong)

(I love cookie is located in bundang and near the hyatt)

good luck. Smile

poet13 · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

poet13 · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

Well, I definitely want REAL feta cheese. After having lived for two years in greece, my palate would be insulted to have some other crap on it.
Bulgarian huh? What quantity are you talking about to make it worth it? How much per kilo?
I remember in greece you could buy cans of it. The cans were about five gallons each, and packed in either brine or olive oil I prefer brine.

That much cheese to me would be worth maybe 100,000won.

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

poet13 · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

"You can buy real feta at Hannam Supermarket. Do you go to Seoul?
I can show you where it is... "

I can come up to Seoul next weekend. The Friday is memorial day. It would be good to pick up some feta and I can see if my wife likes it. It would also be cool to have someone who knows the ins and outs there to maybe show me around the market a little. If she doesn't like feta, then I could choose a smaller tin of bulgarian feta. I would bring my 4 year old along and give mom a rest.

from the website...
Premium Bulgarian Feta in metal tin 14kg (30.83 lbs)
Bulgarian Extra Fine Feta Cheese is a white brine cheese, both creamy and crumbly. It has a smooth, creamy texture, sliceable body, tarty taste, salty and slightly rancid taste. Because it is packed in its salty brine, it often tastes saltier than it shoul

Base SKU:C141
In Stock:Yes
Price: $99.00

Sub Total: $99.00
Estimate Shipping:
Ground ($31.45)
Next Day Air Saver ($123.60)
2nd Day Air ($166.10)
3 Day Select ($74.80)

Wanna go halves on this or the next size down? It would take a month to get here I would think. 30 lbs after brine leaves maybe 20-22.
I can rip through that in a month easy.

ds_fan · Joined: 07 Apr 2008

where are you? They sell feta cheese in the foreigner food shop downtown in my city. think its reasonably expensive, but not too bad considering. I was an idiot and didnt buy any last time though, ill need to go back, bastard, now you have me craving the stuff too.

Underwaterbob · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito

They used to have this aged gouda in the hannam deli section that was absolutely amazing and has absolutely nothing to do with feta, but I like feta too. Shinsegae in central city (the bus terminal in gangnam) has a not-terrible selection of cheeses. It's a good location for those of us outside Seoul since we most likely go through there on the way in and out of the city.

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

Poet13, if you meet up with me next Saturday I can take you to Hannam Supermarket. I had to really dig to find someone who would export Feta outside of the U.S. I saw that you would spend about 70 bucks including shipping on 24 pounds worth of feta if I wasn't mistaken. I can't remember what they have at hannam beyond Greek feta in small quanities. Is your wife Korean?

I just pasted a link to French feta. I wasn't sure I understood the shipping details. It looks like 70 bucks for 24 pounds. If you have a friend in Daegu who wouldn't mind getting French feta you could split the shipping. That company in the link ships to Asia. I am going to buy some feta maybe this weekend.

Have you ever tried Zaatar by the way? That's also awesome. It is a herbal mixture made from oregano, sumac, thyme, and it is good to mix feta cheese and it in olive oil. I love the stuff. My mother is going to send me some zaatar.

http://www.aldoukan.com/dk/index.cfm?DID=7

I recommend any Dave's user who likes to try different stuff to buy zaatar. You can basically put olive oil in a bowl and dip the bread in the oil and then into the herbal mixture. It's divine. My friend from Newfoundland loved it.

Frenchfeta

Asia ETA 10 - 16 business days 2 - 5 business days --- ---
per Item $0.00 $0.00 --- ---
per Weight (lbs) $20.00 $30.00 --- ---
per Shipment $50.00 $100.00

poet13 · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject:

I'm in a very small city an hour from Daegu.