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cream cheese how to find?

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  • Wig
    Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite
    I was in Aldi today, They have one called 'delish' 49p 200g "medium fat" 16.2g fat & 0.9g salt (0.4g sodium) per 100g, gluten free & vegetarian. - added ingredients salt, locust bean gum & guar gum.

    They also had one 79p ish for 200g and it came in a cheese-tub shaped container, I doubt it would be what post #7 wants but might be worth a look.

    Organic 200g soft cheese 90p, in Tesco 15g fat per 100g

    I got the cheaper Aldi delish and I will use it on my first cheesecake attempt. Got to start somewhere.
  • Tesco has now also brought out a 'value' cream cheese ('full fat soft cheese') at about 45p. Personally I can't tell the difference between that and Philadelphia - I just wish they'd do a lower fat version!
    The Co-op do low fat versions - 2 levels of fat IIRC - and frequently have it on BOGOF or some other offer.
  • Tesco has now also brought out a 'value' cream cheese ('full fat soft cheese') at about 45p. Personally I can't tell the difference between that and Philadelphia - I just wish they'd do a lower fat version!

    Hi, I'll second this - I bought some last week, and I couldn't tell the difference either!

    HTH.

    Debbie. x
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member No 1001 - Proud to be dealing with my debts :cool:
  • ubamother wrote: »
    What I haven't been able to find for years is proper old fashioned cream cheese - it used to come in a small tub like cottage cheese, creamly coloured not white, almost as thick as butter and less acidic than the philly-type stuff. If anyone knows a source I'd love to know.
    I'm sure I bought this fairly recently from the deli counter at Waitrose. My mum used to get it from a proper deli to make cheesecakes.
  • Wig
    Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite
    ubamother wrote: »
    i think it's the same stuff - philidelphia equivalent. What I haven't been able to find for years is proper old fashioned cream cheese - it used to come in a small tub like cottage cheese, creamly coloured not white, almost as thick as butter and less acidic than the philly-type stuff. If anyone knows a source I'd love to know.

    I think you mean this stuff
    Devon Gold Soft Curd Cheese
    Which is available from Waitrose apparently.
  • I can't remember whether it was sainsburys or tescos but the 'value' cream cheese is better for you than either philly or normal supermarket stuff. Less salt + sugar + sat fat if I remember correctly. Quite a few value things are like that, - sometimes even better than the 'healthy living' ranges. dunno why!!
  • ubamother
    ubamother Posts: 1,190 Forumite
    Wig wrote: »
    I think you mean this stuff
    Devon Gold Soft Curd Cheese
    Which is available from Waitrose apparently.

    Now curd cheese is different again - that's grainier and not so creamy if you know what i mean. Curd cheese is great for yorkshire curd tarts, but not quite the same as cream cheese.
  • ubamother wrote: »
    What I haven't been able to find for years is proper old fashioned cream cheese - it used to come in a small tub like cottage cheese, creamly coloured not white, almost as thick as butter and less acidic than the philly-type stuff. If anyone knows a source I'd love to know.

    Tesco deli counters used sell this - I used to work there (prob about 8 years ago mind). Might be worth checking out the deli in the supermarket(s) you go to in case they still do it. It used to come in a huge plastic tray and we'd scoop out the required amount into little tubs like you described.
  • corrsfan
    corrsfan Posts: 10 Forumite
    I make a lovley large chesecake every so often, and end up using 2* 300G tubs of this and the same again of cream (Nigela's recipie but doubles up due to the size of cake tin(s) i have - enough said)
    , however there has got to either be cheaper alternative to this cheese or a trade pack that costco or some other cash n carry stock, to make it cheaper. Can anyone sugest anything?
  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    Surely cream cheese is cream cheese? I always use a supermarket own brand in place of Philadelphia.
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