A question about, yes, Cream Cheese.

I was watching the great little movie called, " Best in Show" and a funny line really caught my attention.

“We’re going to Philidelphia for the dog show…and we are going to see where the make the cream cheese.” (or soemthing like that)

Having no cream cheese in the house, and the fact I will forget this within a moment, I ask you dopers, what does Philly have to do with cream cheese?

I believe it’s a reference to Philadelphia Cream Cheese, a product of Kraft foods.

While we’re at it, is there any truth to the oft told tale that Philadelphia brand cream cheese was never made in Philadelphia?

The Kraft site is vague. http://www.kraftfoods.com/philadelphia/relaxation/faq2.htm#history

Q: What is the history of PHILADELPHIA cream cheese? When was it first introduced?

What is the connection to the city of PHILADELPHIA?
A: Cream cheese was invented in the United States in 1872

PHILADELPHIA Brand Cream Cheese was introduced in 1880.It was named after the city known for superb foods at that time, especially dairy products.

Kraft acquired PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese in 1928 when Kraft merged with the Phenix Cheese Company, the producer of “PHILADELPHIA” Cream Cheese PHILADELPHIA Whipped Cream Cheese was invented in 1959

Flavors were added to the Whipped line in 1962

Thanks for the link. I am a moron.

Soft PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese debuted in 1980

Several flavor varieties of the Soft product were introduced in 1982

Soft PHILADELPHIA Light Cream Cheese was introduced in 1982.

What happened to the Yummy Yummy Philadelphia Cream Cheese with Smoked Salmon bits? I cant find it in any shops anymore!!! :frowning:

A previous thread discusses the likelihood that “Philadelphia Cream Cheese” refers to the small town of Philadelphia, New York, and not to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=57917

When it comes to cooking and foods I usually turn to http://www.epicurious.com to engage my need for information. They have a food dictionary that covers foods, cooking terms and such. Oh and some wonderful recipes too and a buttload of recipes, their database is huge.

But indeed, cream cheese was invented in 1872 according to them…they are what I consider to be virtual experts as it’s part of the magazines “Gourmet” and “Bon Appetit.”