11 replies to this topic

[Kingfish]

Cheese here is so expensive and so is the plastic cheese, why can't Thailand make their own cheese and sell it cheap? They would make a fortune.

[Bonki]

Because their milk is not suitable for making western style cheese

[BKKTom]

Mayonnaise is Thai cheese.

[Kingfish]

Maybe someone needs to do it so I can get cheaper cheese.

[Frank P. Schneidewind]

Bonki, on 03 August 2010 - 11:21 AM, said:

Because their milk is not suitable for making western style cheese

Bonki hit the spot! Southeast Asian Milk is inferior in fat content and other features, cream and cheeses are hard to make from it. Local mozzarella is being sold to hotels in 5 kg blocks, probably from imported ingredients.

[BKKTom]

I am no chesse expert, but couldn't SE Asia just fatten the cows up to produce the correct milk? Or do they need a certain type of cow and weather to produce it.

[Frank P. Schneidewind]

@ bkktom

I'm no real expert here, but the species of cows that produce milk for decent dairy products can't handle heat well. The ones on the pastures here give enough for simple joghurts and drinkable products, so they sure beat nothing

On top of this are other issues, as milk is sensitive and prone to rot quick, if left unrefrigerated. Here, they don't refrigerate their meats and staple-foods, much less something as ordinary as milk. It would take infra-structure, but that you'll see in Cambodia much earlier, than here. Unlike Thais, they had exposure to cheese, milk and dairy-farming before the commies screwed the country up. That was due to colonialism by the Frenchies.

[Jackass]

I hate cheese and it tastes like someone vomitted in my mouth

[baldwincrown]

Milk. Since milk is raising up in the $$$, cheese costs added to make. Since it costs so abundant to make, they need to charge added if you buy it, so they can accumulate authoritative it.

[charnvit]

Bonki, on 03 August 2010 - 11:21 AM, said:

Because their milk is not suitable for making western style cheese

And they aren't cheese taking folks.
Why produce something that isn't apart of one's diet?

[Phanganist]

Make your own cheese
it is so easy
especially if you looking a a mid or low fat white cream cheese which is impossible to get in koh phangan where i live
i am a bad cook
but i make my cheese
takes about 1 days and 10 minutes efforts all together to make any amount u like

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