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adarza@piefed.ca 2 weeks agothe 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.
terranoid@lemmy.cafe 2 weeks ago
Even Velveeta is made with real cheese. It isn’t considered cheese, but it’s made with cheese.
adarza@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
velveeta has a similar recipe as the ‘singles’, it contains some cheese, but also a lot of stuff that isn’t.
Schmoo@slrpnk.net 2 weeks 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).
Duranie@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
If you look up the ingredients for Velveeta, you’ll see no water, but lots of dairy listed.