Originally Posted by
swise
Fromagerie Hamel. There are several locations in Montreal. For Americans, you'll think you've died and gone to heaven when you see the prices, since Canada doesn't have the 100% tarrifs on European cheeses we have in the US. Everything is half off! I once smuggled back $75 worth of cheese, worth $150 in the US, if you could even get it at all with the silly FDA rules.
Is that why?! ARGH!
Just to add... I once "liberated" a 1/4 of a wheel of Gruyere from Geneva in my backpack. The original wheel was 3' wide. I left behind 1/2 my clothes