As I mentioned in an earlier post, the French love their little individual plastic dessert cups. Be it chocolate mousse, crême caramel, fromage blanc, or yogurt, a French person will almost always take the time after a meal to indulge in some sort of creamy single-serving dessert (or at least a fruit purée like applesauce). As one might imagine, French supermarkets devote a remarkable amount of shelf space to these items, which usually come in two or four-packs, sometimes in glass or ceramic pots instead of plastic.
But despite the French love of creamy sweets, I found myself wanting when it came to Greek-style yogurt. While the battle for Greek-style yogurt market supremacy continues to rage between FAGE, Chobani, and Oikos in the US, the French seem disinterested. I asked the French about it: they said it wasn't popular here by any means. I couldn't even find a lonely attempt at Greek yogurt on a dairy aisle shelf.
Until now!
There, mixed in with all the boring regular yogurts, I saw it! Eureka! I found it! FAGE in France! At 1,50€ a pop, it wasn't cheap, but I was willing to consider it if I was desperate for that creamy, tangy, protein-rich filling that I sometimes just crave...
But then, more delight - Monoprix makes it own Greek-style yogurt! A four-pack for 1,61€ is a no-brainer!
The catch-phrase under the title instructed me to "make my spoon into an airplane and fly to Greece" - so that's just what I did!
I'll never go hungry for want of a creamy, sugar-free, protein-rich dessert again!
I hate to break this to you, but Greek-style yogurt only has an enviable amount of protein in its fat-free form. Full-fat it's about the same as any other. :/
ReplyDeleteI figured, but whatever...Monoprix brand doesn't make a fat-free version, so I'll just up my running program so I can keep eating whatever I want! :)
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