Why does cheese as a dessert cost more?
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I am not a foodie so haven't ventured into this area of the forum, but know that there are some knowledgable folks about.
I don't have a sweet tooth, so if given the option of cheese as a dessert I will opt for it. My wife and I went to a local bistro type eatery at the weekend and had a meal, the sort of place where two courses are £20 and three courses are £25. I had the cheese/ fruit / chutney / combo for dessert at an additional cost of £3 or £4.
I am just curious to know why there is an extra cost for this, I have noticed in other eateries that the cheese based dessert option is often the most costly option.
I don't have a sweet tooth, so if given the option of cheese as a dessert I will opt for it. My wife and I went to a local bistro type eatery at the weekend and had a meal, the sort of place where two courses are £20 and three courses are £25. I had the cheese/ fruit / chutney / combo for dessert at an additional cost of £3 or £4.
I am just curious to know why there is an extra cost for this, I have noticed in other eateries that the cheese based dessert option is often the most costly option.
As others have said cheese (even trade/bulk prices) is expensive. Compounded by the fact that most people who choose a cheese board want something decent. Not just a lump of 6.50 a kilo catering cheddar.
Add in the fact that the wastage on cheese is quite high and the cost just keeps going up.
We used to do a cheese board with 2 cheeses from a list of 9 for £6.95, if you had all nine it was about £18 for a cheese board which was enough for two people. If I remember rightly not one of the cheeses cost us less that about £12 a kilo and most were £15-20, more than trade on fillet steak!
Add in the fact that the wastage on cheese is quite high and the cost just keeps going up.
We used to do a cheese board with 2 cheeses from a list of 9 for £6.95, if you had all nine it was about £18 for a cheese board which was enough for two people. If I remember rightly not one of the cheeses cost us less that about £12 a kilo and most were £15-20, more than trade on fillet steak!
Personally I can see why the cheese board is more expensive, quality cheese is an expensive item. What I don't understand is why they are never served with enough biscuits to eat the cheese with as these are not expensive items and it is not like you can re-use the resulting leftover cheese.
DeuxCentCinq said:
I hadn't seen that before - I think it's worth posting the link to the story:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howabou...
ClubSmed said:
Personally I can see why the cheese board is more expensive, quality cheese is an expensive item. What I don't understand is why they are never served with enough biscuits to eat the cheese with as these are not expensive items and it is not like you can re-use the resulting leftover cheese.
Ask for more biscuits, in the same way that you can ask for more pancakes to go with the duck in a Chinese, I've never known a place refuse or charge extra.kev1974 said:
ClubSmed said:
Personally I can see why the cheese board is more expensive, quality cheese is an expensive item. What I don't understand is why they are never served with enough biscuits to eat the cheese with as these are not expensive items and it is not like you can re-use the resulting leftover cheese.
Ask for more biscuits, in the same way that you can ask for more pancakes to go with the duck in a Chinese, I've never known a place refuse or charge extra.Had dinner a the Montague Arms in Beaulieu where they had what I guess must be the cheese equivalent of a Sommelier (Fromagier?). He came over with a complete cheese trolley for us to choose from and knew his cheeses well enough to be able to descibe them all and recommend stuff based on other cheeses we liked
RizzoTheRat said:
Had dinner a the Montague Arms in Beaulieu where they had what I guess must be the cheese equivalent of a Sommelier (Fromagier?). He came over with a complete cheese trolley for us to choose from and knew his cheeses well enough to be able to descibe them all and recommend stuff based on other cheeses we liked
'zis is normal in any good French restaurant monsieur. Ze "Chariot de fromages", she is a thing of beauty!Edited by marshalla on Monday 27th April 10:37
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