So I decided to try a can of Bega canned cheese. I'm a cheese addict and camp often and was looking for a way to get my fix.
200g/7oz Can was $8.94 on Amazon, free shipping with Prime.
Here it is in all it's Australian (maybe) glory.
Nutritional info (lies as I found out later)
Well that's odd, other side of can is in arabic
A closer look at the can shows everything is in english and arabic (sorry no photo, my ipotato couldn't get a good picture, just trust me on this).
Oh well let's open er up and see what we got.
After banging it on the cutting board I decided to take off the bottom and push it out, here's the bottom (more lies, good sized air gap between the cheese and the bottom of the can)
So after pushing it out and cutting it up, it's not bad. It's definitely not cheddar cheese, or at least not traditional cheddar. It tastes like American cheese (aka processed cheese). From looking up FDA standards you'd have to call it "cheese food" if manufactured here since it only lists one type of cheese in the ingredients.
I'm also questioning whether it was made in Australia. Why would they label it in english and arabic? Don't the Aussies feel the same way about arabic immigrants as we feel about illegal immigrants from south of our border only more so? Maybe they export it to the middle East too?
Anyway, it tastes good, just like American Cheese but a bit creamier. I could see this making some good campfire grilled cheese in a pie iron or mixing in good with some camp fire chili. Don't think it would go good on eggs. It's pretty good by itself or on a cracker with some summer sausage.
I don't really see myself buying this again though. It's $8.94 for a single can, 6 cans for $36 ($6 a can), or 36 cans for $129 (~$3.59 a can). It's not worth the price for a single or even a six pack, and I don't know what I'd do with 36 cans of it.
So anyone know of any other canned cheese/camping friendly cheese out there? I'm aware of WSU's Cougar cheeses. Thinking about picking up a couple cans of that next. It seems expensive but actually works out to a similar price as what i just aid for Bega. They've got several varieties too (one promises to be a a sharp cheddar and can age in the can).