Originally posted by agri2001 And here I was dreaming, on the plane, about making my grill cheese sandwiches on my brand new sandwich maker that I also had in my bags. Oh well, dont know if I want to try it again on my next trip.

Of course you do!!!  "If at first you don't succeed...." 

You were expecting real cheese in South America?

I made some fresh mozz with farm milk - was pretty good and was super easy - just milk, salt, citric acid and rennet. For cheddar you need a press and some skill, though.

...theres a guy with a pull cart hooked up to his bike that parks outside the grocery store everyday that sells homemade cheese. It wouldnt ever be my first choice among other options but its fine with crackers.

even my kid, who will eat ANY abomination of the food kind, the more processed and fake cheezy the better, won't eat cheddar flavor requeijão! that crap is BAD, she says.

Originally posted by hpeak13 Originally posted by HiItsBrian You were expecting real cheese in South America? there are lot's of real cheeses down here...make friends with people who make their own. fresh mozzarella yum yum

I mean, if all you want is mozz, that's pretty plentiful here already to varying degrees of quality.  There's no real selection for anything else, at least not in my local supermarkets.  Carrefour sells a handful of varieties.