Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese

chanfish · Post by **chanfish** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:01 pm

Moi! I would love to make cheese cake during my stay in Finland.

Can I get Philadelphia cream cheese from the supermarket?

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wunderbier · Post by **wunderbier** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:44 pm

Yeah, it's pretty easily available. There's also quark cheese and the Valio brand cream cheese named Viola. I haven't tried either of the latter two in a cheesecake, though. I grew up with graham cracker cheesecake crusts, but there's none of that here! I've used Jyväshyvä's kaurakeksi (oat cookie) with good results.

jmakinen · Post by **jmakinen** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:45 pm

Yeah - tons of it - almost anywhere - light and regular and 'flavored'

A bit over 2€ for the familiar 'block' - add 20% for Stockmann

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see there was a simultaneous posting --

Quark works IN ADDITION (but if alone creates a damn good result too) - (Lidl good price) - but the Viola will be a catastrophe if you are expecting anything like the world-traditional cheesecake. Finnish 'tuorejuusto' will not work either (surprised some Finnish outfit hasn't found a way to get Philly taste - almost every other cheese product has found a Finnish 'copy' - ok in my mind.

Jazqas · Post by **Jazqas** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:57 pm

Yes. Near the Koskenlaskija, I saw it at Citymarket on special yesterday.

Jazqas

chanfish · Post by **chanfish** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:42 pm

Thank you guys!!

I found the cheese spread only at Citymarket & Stockmann on my last trip...

So it's good to hear that i can get philadelphia cream cheese or substitution easily now!

New York Cheese Cake for my friends there in x'mas! yoohooo~~~~~~~~

Kiitos!!

jmakinen · Post by **jmakinen** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:53 pm

philadelphia cream cheese or substitution

Caution - no real substitute - Quark (kvaarki) will make a very good 'cheese cake' and so will Finnish 'rahka' - but they WILL NOT taste what you might know as 'NY Cheesecake' - and of course that's fine - just don't expect the 'same'

chanfish · Post by **chanfish** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 6:03 pm

jmakinen wrote:
philadelphia cream cheese or substitution
Caution - no real substitute - Quark (kvaarki) will make a very good 'cheese cake' and so will Finnish 'rahka' - but they WILL NOT taste what you might know as 'NY Cheesecake' - and of course that's fine - just don't expect the 'same'

Oh! Notice that! Kiitos!

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