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Re:The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by barrkel on Sunday September 03, 2017 @05:24PM (#15164008)
My experience is the opposite. I find a narrow selection of mediocre goods in the UK, and a much wider variety of high quality products in the continent. I can't get decent charcuterie without going to a deli, and half the French products I want to buy I have to go to Waitrose to get. Everything from beverages to cheese is really limited, typically only two brands in any given category, one of them usually the store brand.

I feel like the UK supermarket industry took The Paradox of Choice too seriously.

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Re:The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by cirrus-clouds on Sunday September 03, 2017 @06:14PM (#15164250)
> Everything from beverages to cheese is really limited

The UK produces more varieties of cheese (about 700) than any other EU country. A lot of that is from small independent producers. Obviously, you'll find a narrow(ish) selection at the supermarket, but it's pretty easy to find a wider variety from specialist or online retailers.

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Re:The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by prophet_ on Sunday September 03, 2017 @06:36PM (#15164362)
I found that out very soon in NL where you see mostly Dutch cheese in the shelves and just a very tiny small section with "world" cheese. Cheddar cheese became rarity at home these days.
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