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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
I can imagine! I bet just about any dairy is pretty dear there!
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Milk and yogurt have become staple items in the Japanese diet so the prices for those are OK, as is butter, flavored cheese spreads, and processed cheese slices. Kraft is big here. The price/availability problems arise with the various European cheeses other than Brie or Camembert, and for someone who really loves good cheese, it's a pain. I shop in a place downtown Kyoto (about a 45 minute ride from my house) that carries a very good variety but something like a small roll/package of goat cheese runs about $12 compared with $6-$7 for the same product in the States. Guda and Edam, Fontinas from either Denmark or Italy are equally dear or worse.
Stitchawl