December 16, 2011

Parme$an



Hold the phone.



Is anyone else out there aware of the Parmesan cheese racket going on in grocery stores these days?



Last night I decided to top some asparagus with a little freshly grated Parmesan and some lemon juice. Sounds simple, right?


Well I'll be damned if I didn't go into the Harris Teeter, scour the randomly placed fancy cheese cart, and find only 2 brand options of Parmesan Reggiano, the cheapest and smallest of which was $9.45.


Umm, what? Have I never used Parmesan Reggiano before? How did I not know how unbelievably expensive this shit is?


Now I'm in a really though situation. After watching hundreds of episodes of Giada At Home, I am now convinced I need to put freshly grated Parmesan Reggiano on everything. And after seeing how much it cost, I am now convinced I can't afford to put it on anything.


I ended up getting the Harris Teeter "Fancy Shredded Parmesan Cheese", which isn't fancy at all. It kinda doesn't even look like cheese. Nonetheless, it still tasted great when roasted over asparagus.


And, the best part, you don't even have to pronounce it like a fake Italian. Score one for the po' folk.

No comments:

Post a Comment