Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forumA cottage cheese shortage, apparently
After being annoyed at not finding cottage cheese in two different stores, I googled and discovered that theres a shortage because of something viral on TikTok. Sigh. We live in the dumbest timeline.

Diamond_Dog
(38,196 posts)So there a lot of demand for it right now.
SheltieLover
(73,078 posts)So I ordered again a few days ago. No guac in entire store, and NO whipped salad dressing (Aldi brand of "miracle whip" available in the whole fucking store.
bucolic_frolic
(52,097 posts)They moved the oils and puddings and cake mixes to the closeout aisle. There was little oil. I'm figuring it's tariffs. Expecting the worst.
SheltieLover
(73,078 posts)I order through Instacart, so I never see what's in the store...or not.
Damned kraznov!
TY for alerting me. I will order extras.
bucolic_frolic
(52,097 posts)So they could be making room for the harvest in 2-3 months. Also this particular store is close to an Aldi warehouse, I shop another infrequently that's far from this warehouse, and the product mix can be different, even the prices vary here or there (though i'm never there on the same day).
Or consumers may have anticipated foreign-source oils will increase in price. It's reading tea leaves.
SheltieLover
(73,078 posts)

bucolic_frolic
(52,097 posts)Thanks for the curds up. I will stretch my supply. Rare for me to have any on hand.
Polly Hennessey
(8,057 posts)cottage cheese craze. Good grief!
global1
(26,196 posts)Bobstandard
(1,992 posts)KT2000
(21,686 posts)It was supposed to be cottage cheese ice cream. If only. Entirely awful.
Jilly_in_VA
(12,823 posts)Can't stand the stuff. I was forced to eat it as a kid and didn't like it then. It's the texture, not the taste, whether large or small curd. I like ricotta, though. But cottage cheese? No thanks, you can have mine.
chowmama
(870 posts)Ricotta, on the other hand...