Yes, it is, and that’s one reason why many American cheesemakers are now using it. So, the next time you make cheese, take the leftover whey and make gjetost! (12 replies, last updated by hammerhead June 20, 2007)

I like very much the Norwegian cheese Gjetost - which has a golden brown color and a creamy, almost caramel and nutty taste to it. But I usually just eat it with bread alone. Does anyone have any ideas what food or wine goes well... (3 replies, last updated by Lynn May 1, 2001)

I’ve seen gjetost at Paddy’s Cheese Market and at the downtown Sobey’s, which also had fudge cheese (not sure if was Norwegian, though). (16 replies, last updated by foodiesnorth October 26, 2009)

Haven’t checked recently but the main Hamel store at JTM has stocked gjetost. www.fromageriehamel.com Memory’s vague but am pretty sure La Vieille Europe (3855 St-Laurent, 514 842-5773) has offered it, too. Fromagerie... (7 replies, last updated by epicxero April 1, 2009)

I read a blog post about this cheese today and I am DYING to try it. Is there any place in or even close to Toronto that would have it? Here is a link: http://www.applepiepatispate.com/norwegian/brunost-gjetost/ TIA! (4 replies, last updated by JamieK September 16, 2008)

Hi I have written a bit about eating out in my hometown Stavanger in South west Norway. Feel free to check out the infoo and pictures on my homepage http://gardkarlsen.com/eating_out_Stavanger.htm Regards Gard http://gardkarlsen.com... (1 reply, last updated by gjetost September 6, 2006)

It sounds like you’re describing gjetost. I’ve seen it for sale at Fairway and the Amish Market, usually in a little red and white box. In Park Slope, Blue Apron Foods carries it. I’m sure it’s for sale in... (13 replies, last updated by Diane August 1, 2003)

I have a weakness for Norwegian Gjetost melted on top of whole wheat toast. Yummy caramel taste. (7 replies, last updated by Sharuf December 24, 2002)

Gjetost. It’s a Scandinavian cheese — Swedish, I think — made from goat’s milk. Smooth and sweet and melt-in-your-mouth. The flavor is a little like peanut butter, only really good peanut butter... (15 replies, last updated by Lindsay B. December 2, 2002)

As Pat reported, Gjetost is available throughout the city. In addition to Fairway, I’ve seen it at the Amish Market, Ideal Cheese, Murray’s Cheese, and a bunch of random local markets. (5 replies, last updated by Steph October 13, 2002)

There is a very interesting cheese I read about in last year’s January issue of Saveur and bought, it’s a Norweigan cheese by Ski Queen called "gjetost" made of caramelized goat’s milk or a goat/cow milk combo.... (7 replies, last updated by melissa February 3, 2005)

Gjetjost is the name of the cheese. I thought there was an earlier thread on it but I can’t find it. Here is a place to buy it: http://www.igourmet.com/shoppe/search.asp?cat=51&qry=gjetost And some info on it below. Link: http (3 replies, last updated by ciaogina October 10, 2003)

In which stores have you seen gjetost? I used to see it all the time, but not lately. Figured I was the only person in Boston who liked it.(Shaved on top of salt and peppered cucumbers- oh boy!) Last time I saw it was at (what... (7 replies, last updated by munchabunch October 13, 2004)

I’m taking two seven year olds to the city this weekend and I was thinking of taking them out for chocolate (a good behavioral bribe for the earlier part of the day, and then flee home before the sugar kicks in). How is the... (6 replies, last updated by isabellaflynn October 20, 2006)

to 200 F, add vinegar, strain through very fine cheesecloth, moisten with cream if desired.) 5) Make gjetost (boil down to a paste, enrich with cream if desired.) 6) Feed it to the dog, the pig, the chickens, the compost pile, the... (5 replies, last updated by kate July 27, 2005)