LONDON, ENGLAND, September 13, 2003: Britons are about to sample an Indian-inspired culinary delight — tandoori flavored cheese. Supermarket chain Tesco is to start selling the cheese in 200 of its stores by the end of next month, according to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. “We are testing the water with the tandoori cheese,” a Tesco spokesman said. “If it goes well, our technicians would probably need six to eight weeks to rustle up something fish and chip flavored. Then we could start looking at other things,” the spokesman said. “You could have tikka or vindaloo flavors, Thai-flavored cheeses or Chinese, based on the popularity of the British takeaway menu.” Britons have become enthusiastic converts to foreign food in recent decades and eat large amounts of takeout Indian, Chinese and Thai food. Cheddar, from southwest England, is one of the country’s best-loved cheeses.
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