Tiger Processed Gruyere Cheese

Tiger Gruyere Cheese, originally uploaded by jekemp.

When I was much younger than I am today, I remember eating foil wrapped cheeses such as Tiger when flying on a commercial airliners.

I found this set of six individually wrapped foil cheeses at the Dekalb International Farmers Market for $2.49. There is Gruyere flavor, Smoked, as well as Alpine Herb.

Tiger cheese is not a sophisticated european cheese like Kaltbach, it is more a carry along the trail kind of cheese. A cheese that can withstand sitting underwater in the bottom of a cooler and not getting ruined sort of affair and this is one of the reasons that I enjoy it so...