# Is American cheese sold in a block?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-cheese-sold-in-a-block/339109>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 9, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-cheese-sold-in-a-block/339109 "2006-01-09T05:29:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-cheese-sold-in-a-block/339109/41 "2006-07-11T13:25:44Z")

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[QUOTE=Zsofia]  
No, see, it’s not veeENNA, it rhymes with, er, die-henna. How do your people say it, like die-Geena? 'Cause that’s kinda weird.  
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That’s exactly how they say it: Vy–EE–na. I absolutely hate it, and my hubby does it just to see me shudder! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-cheese-sold-in-a-block/339109/42 "2006-07-11T13:59:17Z")

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Wow, that’s messed up! 🙂

This all _almost_ makes me want to eat one. Almost. I’m sure if I smelled a can I’d come to my senses. Well, or see some of them floatin’ white bits in the can. You know what I mean.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-cheese-sold-in-a-block/339109/43 "2006-07-11T14:52:54Z")

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[QUOTE=Zsofia]  
No, see, it’s not veeENNA, it rhymes with, er, die-henna. How do your people say it, like die-Geena? 'Cause that’s kinda weird.

Also, it doesn’t matter, because when you get to Europe it’s not any of those things, it’s “Wein”. You _really_ want to see a confused Southern family, tell them to get to Vienna when there’s no Vienna on the map!  
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There’s no “Wein”, either. It’s Wien, pronounced “Veen”. Your spelling would be pronounced “Vine”.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-cheese-sold-in-a-block/339109/44 "2006-07-11T14:54:50Z")

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[QUOTE=amarinth]  
The NYT article: [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/dining/04wint.html?ex=1294030800&en=324928a5798dbcf6&ei=5090](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/dining/04wint.html?ex=1294030800&en=324928a5798dbcf6&ei=5090)

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and recipes:  
[Creamy Macaroni and Cheese](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/dining/041wrex.html?ex=1152676800&en=a365da5e7ba13d92&ei=5070)

[Crusty Macaroni and Cheese](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/dining/042wrex.html?ex=1152676800&en=74da090c56959e24&ei=5070)  
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Huzzah!! How did you find it? I searched that damned site over and over. Anyway, thanks.

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