Are we allowed to eat philidelphia

[miaboo]

Not sure i've spelt it right but are we? :)

Yes. Although it is "soft" it is processed and pasteurized.

You're allowed to eat whatever the hell you like!

Don't forget the new Chocolate Philadelphia.

I'm not to convinced by the chocolate one yet, but you never know with cravings!! ;)
I really want some bread rolls the ones you warm up in the oven, then I can melt the butter and phili onto it and add some lovely ham :)

What TheBreadstick said.

Apparently The chocolate one on a digestive biscuit is like cheesecake. I have some in the fridge but just not tempted, but DH says it's nice.

Chocolate philly?!!!!

There you go

mia I think you'll find you need some naice ham, not lovely ham. But other than that, it sounds good

More seriously though you can, as already been mentioned eat what you want - there's no allowed or not allowed. Just advice and guidance.

On an even more serious note, chocolate philly?! That's

...That's just wrong!

I want to make a cheesecake at the weekend and am looking for a full fat cream cheese that's safe. But - I hat Philly and refuse to use it in any cooking.

Equally I know nothing about cream cheese...would anyone know what to use?

Is cream cheese the same as soft cheese?

I KNOW NOTHING!!

I was eating Philly straight from the tub when I was about 25 weeks....who needs bread??

It's nothing to with the cheese being soft. It's unpasturised cheese that you need to avoid. Soft cheeses are often unpasturised but any big names like Philly, Dairylea, etc are fine. Same goes for mayo from a jar. It's all pasturised in the factory.

Cream cheese is processed and as such is a nutritionally poor choice but very yummy completely safe as it will be pasturised. Happy cheesecake making save some for me!

bettybat Yes, it's the same thing :)

Thanks ladies, as ever the fountain of knowledge that is MN comes through. Please resume the talk of chocolate Philadelphia

You shouldn't eat chocolate Philadelphia.

Because its revolting!

I have just tried some on a digestive Pickle. You are not wrong.

It's a bit like nutella but with the crucial difference that nutella is bloody lovely and the chocolate cheese tastes of vom.

Mmm. It isn't nice at all. Bet it doesn't get eaten now. I have got some of those Coconut Perle du lait yoghurts to try, so hope they are better.

I saw it in Sainsbury's (the chocolate one) - really not convinced, not going to try it.

The last newish thing I tried was hellman's deli mayo with garlic and it just tasted of SUGAR. We chucked it.

It's not even to do with the pasteurization status of the cheese. What is important is if it is mould ripened or not. Cheeses like Brie and Camembert are mould ripened, they have that white crust on them. That's the sort you aren't supposed to have. Although I suppose pasteurized brie is better though. Even the french health people tell pregnant women not to eat Camembert style cheese.

Other soft cheeses (philly, ricotta, feta, mozarella, mascarpone, etc etc etc) are perfectly fine.

According to the NHS website, hard cheeses (cheddar, parmesan etc) are ok even if they are made with unpasteurized milk. Although I personally choose to avoid all unpasteurized dairy products.

You can eat those mould ripened cheeses cooked though - eg baked camembert - the heat would kill any listeria bug that might be present.

Indeed it would! There's actually very little you can't eat really.