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yalokyesterday at 3:14 PM0 repliesview on HN

For those in the USA - if you never tried brunost (brown cheese) - look at specialty cheeses of a larger grocery chain (Whole Foods, Safeway, …) - it’s called “Ski Queen” here, and is sold as a perfect cube in red/brown plastic pack.

It’s very delicious.

I was ecstatic when I found it quite a few years ago in a regular store. A Norwegian friend of mine used to send me a brick of this cheese once a year for Christmas, when I was a student, and I treasured it as one of the most valuable possessions :)

Also, fun fact - the reason this cheese tastes sweet is due to caramelization - the milk gets boiled for a long time (hours) to get the brown color and sweetness. So it’s completely natural, zero added sugar ;)