Looking For Cheese!

[Cheryl-C]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a sharp cheese (something to go well with tart, green apples) that I can find at the local grocery store. I called the Natural Food Depot (in Scarborough) and he said they have one by a company called Lancentre but I wasn't able to find a website at all. (I had him spell me the name, and I'm pretty sure I heard him right.)

I'm on the phone with Metro right now, getting bounced around...arg. Anyone?

[kareng]

I live in the US but I haven't found any sharp cheddar with gluten in the ingredients except the beer cheese my Hub got at a specialty store. He enjoyed it.

[psawyer]

Kraft makes lots of cheese that is available in Canada. Kraft will clearly disclose any gluten in any of their products. I have never seen a Kraft cheese that wasn't gluten-free.

[Cheryl-C]

Thanks Kareng - by the way, beer cheese sounds nasty, and not just because of the gluten. Blech!

Peter - I was definitely keeping Kraft in mind, thanks. I talked to Highland Farms and they said they carry cheese by a company called Agropur, and apparently Agropur makes a couple kinds of gluten-free cheese. I'm going to google them now and see what happens - I'll post it here.

The original recipe I'm using calls for gorgonzola, which I understand isn't gluten-free. Are there any other types of cheese/brands of cheese that might be a good replacement?

[Cheryl-C]

So I didn't find a listing on the website of the gluten-free cheese, though I'm hurrying out the door soon so I'm rushing a bit. The person I spoke to at Highland Farms was the manager, and despite some bounce-around customer service, he did seem to know what he's talking about - once I got to him. If all else fails, I go with the Kraft cheddar as you suggested, Peter. (Do they make an aged cheddar, or just a regular cheddar? Would an aged cheddar be safe if they DID make it?)

[GlutenFreeManna]

I have had good results using goat cheese in place of gorgonzola for salads, quiches, casseroles and even on pizza. My husband loves blue cheese so he used to put it on everything. Although SOME bleu cheese claims to be gluten free, I won't risk it myself.

[kareng]

Thanks Kareng - by the way, beer cheese sounds nasty, and not just because of the gluten. Blech!

Peter - I was definitely keeping Kraft in mind, thanks. I talked to Highland Farms and they said they carry cheese by a company called Agropur, and apparently Agropur makes a couple kinds of gluten-free cheese. I'm going to google them now and see what happens - I'll post it here.

The original recipe I'm using calls for gorgonzola, which I understand isn't gluten-free. Are there any other types of cheese/brands of cheese that might be a good replacement?

We had a big thread on here about blue cheese, which gorgonzola is. I think the conclusion is that most of it is fine as the bacteria is grown in a lab not on wheat. There is some thought that fancy European brands might have been started on wheat but the bacteria has eaten it all up before it eats the cheese.

[psawyer]

Two sources that I trust, the Canadian Celiac Association, and Shelley Case, RD, both declare cheese to be safe without qualification. That's good enough for me.

[kareng]

Two sources that I trust, the Canadian Celiac Association, and Shelley Case, RD, both declare cheese to be safe without qualification. That's good enough for me.

They probably never heard of Osceola beer cheese. "Made with real beer!"

Seriously, other than that, I have read the ingredients on a lot of different kinds and no wheat! In fact, the better, more expensive ones usually have fewer ingredients and more understandable ones.

[lovegrov]

Blue cheese is gluten-free.

richard