Cheese fortified with iron

Baby Cheese Iron

Brand: QBB / Rokko Butter

Price: 98 yen

Place of purchase: Welcia

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Rokko Butter has a range of cheeses known as QBB. QBB stands for "Quality's Best and Beautiful". They are widely available at supermarkets around the country. There are different flavors, a minimum of twelve. We've tried most of them at this stage. The 'iron' version of their cheapest is one of the cheapest at just 98 yen for four pieces. It is neither sliced nor cubed cheese, its a rectangle shape, which is about the size of two bites. I usually cut one piece into eight and add to a salad. One of my daughters eats it just plain on its own. They claim it provides a quarter of the recommended daily allowance of iron.

This particular 'flavor' is probably my least favorite. Its not really a flavor given that its an iron supplemented variation of their cheese range. And as such, its quite bland. But that has an advantage too, if you are using it say in a salad and don't want an overwhelming taste. But it also means its a bit plain to eat on its own or with bread, and it doesn't pair well with wine either! However, as above, QBB (which is the brand name of these cheeses by Rokko Butter) also have other flavors which are more palatable.