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IDew@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Wisco has better cheese than any place on the planet outside of France.

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• 0ops@piefed.zip ⁨56⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Wisconsin has fucking cheese yo

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• adarza@piefed.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  the cheese slices that fast food burger joints (mcdonalds, bk, etc) use is real cheese. the “zomg americans don’t know what cheese is” stuff.. the wrapped ‘singles’ is the processed junk-restaurants don’t normally use that on sandwiches or burgers, but they might use it or velveeta (similar but sold in blocks) in a smooth melty sauce or something. i use it in some hotdishes and part of the cheeses i put in homemade mac & cheese.

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  • terranoid@lemmy.cafe ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even Velveeta is made with real cheese. It isn’t considered cheese, but it’s made with cheese.

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    • adarza@piefed.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      velveeta has a similar recipe as the ‘singles’, it contains some cheese, but also a lot of stuff that isn’t.

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      • Schmoo@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s an emulsification of water and a mix of cheddar cheeses with preservatives, stabilizers, and an emulsifier (obviously) added. It has some culinary applications but the real reason it’s made that way is it lets Kraft get away with selling less cheese overall for the same price as a block of 100% cheddar of the same volume by marketing it as a different type of cheese (American) rather than what it actually is (watered down cheddar).

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• aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Considering the post calls out Wisconsin, real cheese.

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• Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  imagine declaring something not cheese because theres an emulsifier in it.

  couldnt be someone who declares other foods an identity that has emulsifiers

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  • Schmoo@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s not illegal to call it cheese because it has an emulsifier in it, it’s illegal to call it cheese because it’s mostly water. That’s what the emulsifier is for; it allows the cheese to mix smoothly with the water. They would rather call it “American cheese product” than “mostly water with <50% cheddar” because no one would buy that when the 100% cheddar is sitting right next to it.

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