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Powdered Cheese for sprinkling on pasta dishes

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    #2
    MagicMarker
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    It's called parmesan, buy it, use a grater.


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    howamidifferent
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    BoJack Horseman wrote: »
    Does anyone know of any easily available powdered cheese sprinkle in Ireland.


    We had been gifted some of this.... but have run out... :(


    https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/brady-street-cheese-sprinkle/c-24/p-345/pd-s

    Lidl do a tub of this....Cant think of the name of it...


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    The Hill Billy
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    It is grated parmesan. Most supermarkets will stock it.


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    fussyonion
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    Yes you'll find it on the same aisle as the pasta sauces/pasta.

    Magicmarker, telling someone to get a grater and some Parmesan is not really helpful to someone who asked for a specific product.


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    Krusty_Clown
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    I'd have thought that suggesting an affordable, more healthy, readily-available alternative is extremely helpful. OP: Based on the listed ingredients, some grated Pecorino, a pinch of salt, garlic (or garlic granules if you must), some dried basil and parsley and you'll have a really tasty alternative. All available from Aldi/Lidl/Tesco/Dunnes etc.


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    fussyonion
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    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    I'd have thought that suggesting an affordable, more healthy, readily-available alternative is extremely helpful. OP: Based on the listed ingredients, some grated Pecorino, a pinch of salt, garlic (or garlic granules if you must), some dried basil and parsley and you'll have a really tasty alternative. All available from Aldi/Lidl/Tesco/Dunnes etc.

    Yes but the OP was specifically asking for powdered cheese.
    Whether we think it's terrible and that he should be grating his own is irrelevant.


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    MagicMarker
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    fussyonion wrote: »
    Yes but the OP was specifically asking for powdered cheese.
    Whether we think it's terrible and that he should be grating his own is irrelevant.

    I suggested an alternative, I didn't realise this was against the rules. I'll hand myself in at the nearest Gardai station post haste.


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    Dizzyblonde
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    No need for pistols at dawn - let's be nice.


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    fussyonion
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    I apologise.
    I would use fresh Parmesan myself and I see people were only trying to help, but I was just trying to explain that the OP wanted the powdered stuff.
    Sorry for sniping.


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    MissFlitworth
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    Looking at the ingredients of that, it's not fresh grated parmesan though, the cheese is dried (so any attempt to make it yourself with grated fresh stuff is going to result in a jar of blue fluff in your press after a while) & there's salt and spices through it as well. I can't spot this stuff on Tesco.ie at the moment but I've bought it there before

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    You might have to spice it up yourself though, I haven't seen anything that exactly matches your spice mix here


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    Mellor
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    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    I'd have thought that suggesting an affordable, more healthy, readily-available alternative is extremely helpful.
    How is a hard block of Parmesan "more healthy" that pre-grated cheese?


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    pwurple
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    Mellor wrote: »
    How is a hard block of Parmesan "more healthy" that pre-grated cheese?

    Like any processed convenience food, it's got some things added which wouldn't be considered the most healthy.

    To stop it clumping, you've got some anti-clumping agents like cellulose (wood pulp)... Some use calcium sulfate, others use potato starch

    Then you have some additional salt, possibly other preservatives, and the cheese itself won't be the best quality one to begin with. It'll be the cheapest one going.


    Less processed is usually healthier as a general rule.


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    Mellor
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    I fully agree with you regarding over processed cheeses, and food in general.
    But in this case the ingredients are: Romano cheese, salt, garlic, green peppercorn, basil and parsley.
    That looks fine to me tbh.


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    endacl
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    Mellor wrote: »
    I fully agree with you regarding over processed cheeses, and food in general.
    But in this case the ingredients are: Romano cheese, salt, garlic, green peppercorn, basil and parsley.
    That looks fine to me tbh.

    No grated foot callouses? How'd they get that distinctive 'Parmesan' aroma?


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    Mellor
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    endacl wrote: »
    No grated foot callouses? How'd they get that distinctive 'Parmesan' aroma?
    The full name for Romano cheese is "Romano Pedetrino" which means "Romanians little feet" - :o


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    Krusty_Clown
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    Mellor wrote: »
    How is a hard block of Parmesan "more healthy" that pre-grated cheese?
    Because parmesan is a type of cheese. Romano cheese is a manufactured product, and... er.. well, Wikipedia tells it best:
    Romano cheese can be made from cow, goat, and/or sheep's milk and must be aged at least five months. Dry milk and water can be added. Milk can be bleached with benzoyl peroxide or a mixture of benzoyl peroxide with potassium alum, calcium sulfate, and magnesium carbonate. Safe artificial coloring may be added. Rennet does not need to be used and any "suitable milk-clotting enzyme that produces equivalent curd formation" suffice.

    Yummy.


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    Mellor
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    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    Because parmesan is a type of cheese. Romano cheese is a manufactured product, and... er.. well, Wikipedia tells it best:

    Yummy.

    Romano is a type of italien cheese, made from sheeps milk. And it's orotvted by EU law just like Parmesan.
    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecorino_Romano

    I think you've quoted the description of some vague American cheese. Not related tbh.


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    Krusty_Clown
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    Mellor wrote: »
    Romano is a type of italien cheese, made from sheeps milk. And it's orotvted by EU law just like Parmesan.
    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecorino_Romano

    I think you've quoted the description of some vague American cheese. Not related tbh.
    Did you happen to read the original post? Did you click on the link? Did you read about the product? Did you look at the ingredients?
    The OP is looking for powdered cheese. Not grated cheese. Not Pecorino Romano.


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    Faith
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    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    Did you happen to read the original post? Did you click on the link? Did you read about the product? Did you look at the ingredients?
    The OP is looking for powdered cheese. Not grated cheese. Not Pecorino Romano.

    Enough. Bickering is not helping anyone.

    I think this thread has run its course. OP, I hope you got the answers you needed.


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