I didn't really have a handle on what American cheese was or whether American was being used as a signifier of excellence. I know even the British laugh at the French for having 200 types of cheese, but we actually have more varieties than that ourselves.
And, yeah, I guess saying something about your own product can imply the opposite about the competition, but we're so cynical here, we'd judge the boaster more harshly when the boast is something we expect anyway.
Oh, and I'm shocked that I'm no longer surprised about a chocolate or strawberry product boasting "contains real chocolate". I hate that we've become so complacent. It really was better 100 years ago.
If you see something labelled "American cheese" (or in Canada, "Canadian cheese" or "Canadian singles", I'm told), then it's a sort of processed pseudo-cheese made from protein concentrates, milkfat, salt, and I think a bit of milk. It isn't cheese, and I think it legally has to be labelled "cheese product" or something similar when sold here. Actual cheeses invented or made in America are usually labelled with the type of cheese and/or state/city they were made in (in some cases, like Pinconning cheese, the place of invention and the name of the cheese are the same). So yeah, if you see something that says "Cheese made in Wisconsin" or "Colby cheese" or something, it's real cheese that's probably good. If it just says "American cheese", steer clear.
Also eh, I wouldn't want to be living on the cusp of WWI (and then the Great Depression), personally, no matter how much real chocolate there was.
I eat hot cocoa powder, but won't drink it?
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I didn't really have a handle on what American cheese was or whether American was being used as a signifier of excellence. I know even the British laugh at the French for having 200 types of cheese, but we actually have more varieties than that ourselves.
And, yeah, I guess saying something about your own product can imply the opposite about the competition, but we're so cynical here, we'd judge the boaster more harshly when the boast is something we expect anyway.
Oh, and I'm shocked that I'm no longer surprised about a chocolate or strawberry product boasting "contains real chocolate". I hate that we've become so complacent. It really was better 100 years ago.
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If you see something labelled "American cheese" (or in Canada, "Canadian cheese" or "Canadian singles", I'm told), then it's a sort of processed pseudo-cheese made from protein concentrates, milkfat, salt, and I think a bit of milk. It isn't cheese, and I think it legally has to be labelled "cheese product" or something similar when sold here. Actual cheeses invented or made in America are usually labelled with the type of cheese and/or state/city they were made in (in some cases, like Pinconning cheese, the place of invention and the name of the cheese are the same). So yeah, if you see something that says "Cheese made in Wisconsin" or "Colby cheese" or something, it's real cheese that's probably good. If it just says "American cheese", steer clear.
Also eh, I wouldn't want to be living on the cusp of WWI (and then the Great Depression), personally, no matter how much real chocolate there was.