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07-11-2005, 11:21 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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"American" Cheese
I see Kraft advertising their "American" slices processed cheese, and it makes me wonder why you'd want to label such a horrible pseudo-cheese as America's cheese? I don't like processed cheese you can buy in supermarkets, only the processed cheese restaurants have access to, the kind that doesn't look like a piece of glossy vinyl.
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07-11-2005, 11:31 PM #2Retired Moderator
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Never really thought about, but I suppose it's better than saying Limburger is America's cheese of choice .
If you know a restaurant owner (or since blue27 here on WHT is/was a chef) maybe they can tell you where they get the cheese you do like.<?php echo "Signature here"; ?>
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07-11-2005, 11:32 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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My mother's a restaurant manager, so I get the -good- processed cheese.
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07-11-2005, 11:33 PM #4Retired Moderator
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Well there you go
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07-11-2005, 11:52 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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But my question is why would such a cheese, if it can be called that, be "America's cheese"?
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07-11-2005, 11:59 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Because it's the only one that we're the best at making.
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07-12-2005, 04:28 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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I think it's called "American cheese" because it was the invention of the American food processing industry. Maybe if someone would have invented the same thing today they'd call it "Al Qaeda cheese", but back when they named it American cheese no one had done all the studies measuring the saturated fats in the cheese and correlating it to heart attacks.
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07-12-2005, 08:44 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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"American" cheese is a white chedder
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07-12-2005, 08:49 AM #9Aspiring Evangelist
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american cheese is orange powder
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07-12-2005, 08:59 AM #10Registered User
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American cheese is the cheapest cheese, to be sold in large quntaities at lower margins.
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07-12-2005, 09:01 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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Im not a fan of "American Cheese". I prefer provolone.
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07-12-2005, 09:26 AM #12Aspiring Evangelist
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i like pepperjack
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07-12-2005, 09:37 AM #13Eternal Member
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Give me a nice chunk of Asiago any day of the week.
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Oh give me a nice wedge of English Cheddar any day of the week. The French probably wouldn't agree but i think we make the best cheese here on the British Isles, not on their side of the Channel.
I can't believe that what i would jsut call "Dairylea Slices" is actually American Cheese, i wonder if people sit down with a nice bottle of wine and some processed cheese.
What other types of cheese are there which are unique or traditional to the States?
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07-12-2005, 09:43 AM #15Retired Moderator
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My cheeses of choice:
Port Salut
Stilton
Double Gloucester
Gorgonzola
Applewood-smoked Chedder
Chevre cheeses in general
Manchego (viejo)
Queso Blanco
But really, there isn't a cheese I don't like. The stronger the flavor, the better. It's a huge weakness of mine
Yes, American Cheese is bulk processed crap, but it's not meant for fine dining. It's meant for hamburgers and grilled cheese sandwiches. It gets the job done.Studio1337___̴ı̴̴̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡̡.__Web Design
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I like fetta cheese on my Gyros. Though I dont know what country fetta comes from.
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Originally posted by Critic
Oh give me a nice wedge of English Cheddar any day of the week. The French probably wouldn't agree but i think we make the best cheese here on the British Isles, not on their side of the Channel.
I thought "processed cheese" only existed to service the Worlds burger market, and as 99.99% (conservative estimate) of the Worlds burgers are eaten in America, it became "American" cheese.
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I'm a huge fan of Marble-Jack, also called Colby-Jack
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Manchego here (with butter crackers), or Irish/English cheddar. Provolone for sandwiches. I only eat "American" cheese on burgers.
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