Pepper Jack in Paris?

30 01 2011

The search ended this morning.

Raclette au piment

Aw, yeah.

Originally published on Croque-Camille.

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16 responses

30 01 2011
Betty C.

Hmmm…is this a good thing?

Just saw that Loulou linked to you and I thought I would drop in. I’ve started a new blog…I got a little sick of all of that “France Profonde” imagery. Now I’m just blogging about whatever I feel like. Still a lot about Rodez, though.

Glad to see your blog is still going strong! Take care,

Betty

30 01 2011
Katie

I would love to know where you found the pepper jack in Paris. Pepper jack is one of the foods my son misses most from the US.

30 01 2011
Jessica

Yesyes! I agree with Katie, let us know where you found it!

30 01 2011
croquecamille

Betty – Definitely. 🙂 I’ll update my blogroll.

Katie and Jessica – I bought it at Julhès, the cheese shop across the street. It’s not actually pepper jack, but “raclette au piment.” I’d never noticed it before, but a long line this morning gave me more time than usual to scrutinize the cheese offerings. Since it’s a raclette cheese it melts beautifully, and has a mild peppery bite. We made grilled cheese sandwiches out of it. Works for me!

31 01 2011
Hannah

Pepper Jack in Australia? Never never never cry.

31 01 2011
The Mistress of Spices

What amazing and wonderful news! I had no idea there was a raclette au piment. I wonder if it’s readily available or only at your fromagerie. I will have to check it out!

31 01 2011
Fiona at Life on Nanchang Lu

Are there any more clues for us non-Americans?

31 01 2011
croquecamille

Hannah – Don’t despair, you can just make your own out of macadamia nuts, tofu, and tabasco! 😉

Mistress of Spices – I suspect you could find it at many well-stocked cheese shops, but probably not at Monoprix. Fortunately, it wasn’t terribly expensive.

Fiona – Pepper Jack is Monterey Jack cheese with hot peppers in it. It’s great for melting and features prominently in Tex-Mex classics like nachos. I know there’s no shortage of spicy peppers in China, but the melty cheese part might be a bit more difficult.

31 01 2011
Nanan

Beautiful cheese – my mouth is watering!

1 02 2011
Hannah

*beams* I actually do have a black pepper cashew cheeze recipe…

1 02 2011
croquecamille

Nanan – So did mine… it was love at first sight.

Hannah – Well, there you go. 🙂

2 02 2011
Hopie

Hm, I’ve had raclette au poivre but not au piment. Sounds like good stuff. That makes me want raclette. Melty cheese, potatoes, cold cuts – seriously, the French were on their game when they invented their traditional dishes 😉

2 02 2011
hungry dog

Oh, pepper jack. What’s not to love? Seems peculiarly American.

I’m going to be emailing you shortly…have a couple things to ask you!

2 02 2011
croquecamille

Hopie – Yes, they were. My cheese shop actually loans out raclette makers (a fact I learned the same day I bought this cheese). Maybe we should have a raclette party!

hungry dog – That’s why I was so surprised to see a French version! 🙂

16 02 2011
CultureChoc2010

Pepper Jack? I’m shocked.

17 02 2011
croquecamille

CultureChoc – Well, not really, but close enough. 🙂




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