321165 Sun Aug 27 18:50:22 -0700 2006 17 18 Manhattan 0 1836545 I spent a brief time in Paris last year, where I became addicted to european yogurt. The ones I liked you could get at any random supermarket (e.g. bon marche), and came in little glass or ceramic jars. Very creamy... is there anything vaguely similar that can be had in the city? Also, can anyone shed light on what makes this stuff so much better? Is is just higher fat content, or is it something else? I'm willing to travel for the real thing... Sun Aug 27 18:50:22 -0700 2006 11435 joshwa 1 1836585 I'm not sure if it qualifies as European yogurt (or should that be youghurt?), but Greek/Middle Eastern yogurt certainly qualifies as much creamier and tastier than the garbage Dannon et. al. (Stonyfield is owned by Dannon) try to call yogurt. The secret ingrdient is, alas, fat, and lots of it: 20g, 16 of them saturated, in a 7 oz. serving. But life is short, and fat tastes good. Mind you, I don't know if it's just fat. I doubt that it's just fat; my hope is that they use better ingredients, better cows, real milk, and, well, it helps not to have mounds of sugar and corn syrup or names like Danimals added to the yogurt. As far as this Mediterranean yogurt option goes, you have a few choices. Total is the big name, available at Fairway, Whole Foods, and, well, most ok groceries, but it's WAY overpriced. I'm a big fan of the Lebanese yogurts you can get in Middle Eastern stores or at Kalustyan's. You can get a good size buckt of yogurt for about $3. Finally, there's that yogurt place down in Soho, but I think it's no better than Total or the Lebanese stuff. Sun Aug 27 19:27:34 -0700 2006 1836545 24818 jasmurph 2 1836952 I think you might be referring to FAGE yogurt. It comes in three types. Total (with the most fat and calories), 2% (my preference) and Light. This yogurt can be found in virtually any dairy section. My corner deli even sells it. I found that it is the cheapest at Trader Joes...$1.69. I add a packet of Splenda, a dash of vanilla and some sort of fruit each morning. It's so much better than the Dannon-type yogurts. Mon Aug 28 00:41:54 -0700 2006 1836585 20483 jenniebnyc 3 1837418 I believe the original post refers to yoplait - the french fresh, not the supermarket variety available here. It comes packed in small ceramic container and was sold for about a year by Ideal Cheese on First Ave @ 52nd. The trouble was that it didn't sell fast enough and was too often spoiled..perhaps because it wasn't chock full of perservative. Mon Aug 28 10:15:36 -0700 2006 1836952 14685 serious 4 1837466 yes! ( http://www.yoplait.fr/index.php/en/49_188.htm ) here is a picture of it on yoplait's french site, though, oddly enough, it's not listed in their "products" section. I am a park slope food coop member, maybe I can ask them to source it.. Mon Aug 28 12:16:46 -0700 2006 1837418 11435 joshwa 3 3282774 Fage is 1.69 at Fairway as well. I also like the 2% over the 0% (and I love the Total, but alas can only bring myself to get it occasionally). Fairway also has the large tubs of it which is a much better bargain than the individual serving sizes. Thu Jan 10 15:31:41 -0800 2008 1836952 104084 LNG212 3 3282924 I also love Greek FAGE (in plastic container with or without separate honey compartment) but I have not seen it in ceramic or glass jars as per OP's request. Thu Jan 10 16:07:10 -0800 2008 1836952 73159 financialdistrictresident 1 1836721 Get great full-fat yougurt by the pound at International Foods on 9th Avenue in back of the bus station....about 40th street. west side of street. Sun Aug 27 21:30:56 -0700 2006 1836545 12618 erica 1 1837098 i think it's the high fat content. liberte has a high fat yogurt, and the fruity flavors may be closer to the stuff you were eating in france than the tangier greek/middle eastern high fat and strained yogurts. they sell it at fairway. though it may not be what you're looking for, i find the ronnybrook farms yogurt drinks extraordinary. they are creamy and rich, but without the super-fatty richness of the high fat liberte (which is too much for me). their product is not 100% consistent--sometimes it's runnier than usual, or sweeter. they have a shop in chelsea market, and are at the greenmarket in union square wed/sat and tompkin square park on sundays Mon Aug 28 02:32:52 -0700 2006 1836545 15695 rose water 2 3282779 I adore Ronnybrook Dairy Farm's yogurt (not their yogurt drinks). But for some reason I think their vanilla tastes funny. I really like their plain. It's only $1 a cup (at 97th St. greenmarket). Thu Jan 10 15:32:46 -0800 2008 1837098 104084 LNG212 1 1837275 Although the higher fat content is certainly an issue, I don't think that's the whole story. I lived in Paris as a student some years ago, and I found the dairy and produce there amazing - far superior to what we have here. I recently started eating Emmi, which is Swiss. It's quite good. Mon Aug 28 05:01:44 -0700 2006 1836545 27312 lvecch 1 1837423 It's not just the fat. It's the milk that goes into making the yogurt. Even the mass-produced stuff just tastes better here (in Europe)--I'm convinced it has to do with the diet and treatment of the animals. When I visited the US this summer, I couldn't get my son to eat/drink any milk, yogurt, etc., even when I bought the "organic" full-fat stuff. He said it tasted horrible and made him feel sick--and he was right... In France, the stuff in the glass containers is probably Dannon--unfortunately, their US products don't have anything to do with their European ones. I think the only way to find something equivalent would be to get some micro-farmed local yogurt. Mon Aug 28 10:52:58 -0700 2006 1836545 10661 butterfly 1 1837489 Di Palo occasionally has this type of yogurt (it may be Swiss? I've never noted the brand) in little glass containers in the refrigerator section, but not always. I agree that the milk used in European yogurt is superior, but I also think being packaged in glass/ceramic is better for the flavor of dairy products. Mon Aug 28 12:51:03 -0700 2006 1836545 29034 scrittrice 1 1837572 Old Chatham Sheepherding Co. produces some seriously delicious yogurt. Expensive but worth every spoonful! http://www.blacksheepcheese.com Mon Aug 28 13:41:15 -0700 2006 1836545 13867 RGR 2 1837762 Sheep's (and other non-cow) milk yogurt is off the topic here, though it's worth mentioning Woodstock water buffalo yogurt, which is very thick and flavorful. I couldn't eat it every day like I would french yogurt, though.... Would it be worth trying one of those yogurt making machines? Has anyone used these? Mon Aug 28 15:23:08 -0700 2006 1837572 11435 joshwa 1 1838455 Hmmn, another lead: This blog entry says that Grace's Marketplace used to carry french Yoplait: http://www.murrayhill5.net/blog/inmykitchenblog/archives/000434.html#000434 ...but a call to Grace's indicates they don't have it anymore. The woman who answered the phone didn't seem to think they had any french yogurt. The search goes on! Mon Aug 28 18:55:15 -0700 2006 1836545 11435 joshwa 1 3282234 The breakfast yogurt at Bouchon Bakery is amazing and very European Thu Jan 10 13:30:58 -0800 2008 1836545 110996 LeahBaila 1 4384469 Like you I spent a couple months in Europe last year and have come away a yogurt lover, except I hate what's on the shelf in my local markets. I found one at Trader Joe's that's nice but it's only available in Chocolate and Mocha I'm looking for plain unflavored. Everyones post's are great but I'm in southern California. Any help would be appreciated. Tue Feb 03 13:33:13 -0800 2009 1836545 176475 Jamiegirl