Comments on: Selling Dutch sweets in Morocco http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/05/07/selling-dutch-sweets-in-morocco/ Dutch things pressed for your pleasure Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:37:59 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lawrence Sheed http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/05/07/selling-dutch-sweets-in-morocco/comment-page-1/#comment-2616 Lawrence Sheed Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:19 +0000 http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/05/07/selling-dutch-sweets-in-morocco/#comment-2616 China does actually have local Cheeses, although mostly its from places like XinJiang - which are more arab than chinese. I've bought some excellent goat cheese and Yak cheeses up North in Xinjiang, or in XiZhang (North Sichuan close to Tibet). Most of the "good" cheese sold here does go to the expat market though, which is large enough in the big cities to warrant importing. Pizza hut is huge here too amongst the locals. Beemster was at one of the local expat shows here in Shanghai recently, and sold pretty well, although they didn't have any distribution in the city, just concentrating on up north in Beijing. The smell shouldn't really be an issue - there are local dishes with much worse nasal implications - eg Chou Doufu (Stinky Tofu). The main issues are that the Chinese aren't really clear on what to do with cheese - its not something that they're used to cooking or using. Sandwiches aren't big here either, as most bread here is sweet, and not what we're used to in the west. The other issue is that quite a lot of Chinese are lactose intolerant. Given the right marketing, and some examples of how to use Cheese in Chinese cooking (much like Peanut Butter is used here in a totally different way to the west), and I don't see why Cheese wouldn't do well. China does actually have local Cheeses, although mostly its from places like XinJiang – which are more arab than chinese. I’ve bought some excellent goat cheese and Yak cheeses up North in Xinjiang, or in XiZhang (North Sichuan close to Tibet).

Most of the “good” cheese sold here does go to the expat market though, which is large enough in the big cities to warrant importing.

Pizza hut is huge here too amongst the locals.

Beemster was at one of the local expat shows here in Shanghai recently, and sold pretty well, although they didn’t have any distribution in the city, just concentrating on up north in Beijing.

The smell shouldn’t really be an issue – there are local dishes with much worse nasal implications – eg Chou Doufu (Stinky Tofu).

The main issues are that the Chinese aren’t really clear on what to do with cheese – its not something that they’re used to cooking or using. Sandwiches aren’t big here either, as most bread here is sweet, and not what we’re used to in the west.

The other issue is that quite a lot of Chinese are lactose intolerant.

Given the right marketing, and some examples of how to use Cheese in Chinese cooking (much like Peanut Butter is used here in a totally different way to the west), and I don’t see why Cheese wouldn’t do well.

]]> By: Essaid Chaara http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/05/07/selling-dutch-sweets-in-morocco/comment-page-1/#comment-1545 Essaid Chaara Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:11:13 +0000 http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/05/07/selling-dutch-sweets-in-morocco/#comment-1545 hello :) heel goed en pragtig en echt slim idee denk ik :) i am called Essaid an am a new graduated Moroccan student major Business and i am living now in agadir city southern of Morocco . and i have gotten my dutch bachelor last year in business also from the hague university and decided to come in here to study one year master in sunny Agadir :). and i can tell u that the dutch businesses in region like Agadir or Casablanca an Mohamedia etc...r real BOOMING for sure :) speacially in Agadir region :) do u know that the percentage of dutch entreprises in agro transformation firms has moved from only 2 per cent 4 years ago to more than 25 percent :)..yeah :) these r facts an i can tell u that there r a lot of business opportunities to chase an tackle for sure :) u only need to get the right information from the right person of course :)! dont hesitate to contact me oke :) ik ga wachten voor uw reactie oke ;) ik spreek goed nederlands en engels an ook arabisch en frens en spaans en wat je wilt :)lool nee dit s alen wat ik weet :) ik ben 23 jaar oud by the way:) takasaid@gmail.com 00 212 69 82 35 28 essaid chaara :) doig en success in Marokko of anywhere ! hello :)

heel goed en pragtig en echt slim idee denk ik :)
i am called Essaid an am a new graduated Moroccan student major Business
and i am living now in agadir city southern of Morocco . and i have gotten
my dutch bachelor last year in business also from the hague university
and decided to come in here to study one year master in sunny Agadir :).

and i can tell u that the dutch businesses in region like Agadir or Casablanca
an Mohamedia etc…r real BOOMING for sure :) speacially in Agadir region :)
do u know that the percentage of dutch entreprises in agro transformation firms
has moved from only 2 per cent 4 years ago to more than 25 percent :)..yeah :)
these r facts an i can tell u that there r a lot of business opportunities to
chase an tackle for sure :) u only need to get the right information from
the right person of course :)!

dont hesitate to contact me oke :)
ik ga wachten voor uw reactie oke ;) ik spreek goed nederlands en engels an ook
arabisch en frens en spaans en wat je wilt :)lool nee dit s alen wat ik weet :)
ik ben 23 jaar oud by the way:)

takasaid@gmail.com
00 212 69 82 35 28

essaid chaara :)
doig en success in Marokko of anywhere !

]]> By: lola granola http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/05/07/selling-dutch-sweets-in-morocco/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 lola granola Wed, 07 May 2008 13:52:42 +0000 http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/05/07/selling-dutch-sweets-in-morocco/#comment-1523 Gevulde koek or gevulde speculaas would probably appeal to the Moroccan palate, as Moroccan pastries (such as kab el ghzal and m'hanncha) are often filled with an orange-blossom-flavored-almond-paste that is very similar in taste and texture to the almandelspijs used in Dutch baked goods. Gevulde koek or gevulde speculaas would probably appeal to the Moroccan palate, as Moroccan pastries (such as kab el ghzal and m’hanncha) are often filled with an orange-blossom-flavored-almond-paste that is very similar in taste and texture to the almandelspijs used in Dutch baked goods.

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