# Laughing Cow spreadable cheese - is it real cheese? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615 "2013-07-26T19:22:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/1 "2013-07-26T19:22:56Z")
Is Laughing Cow in the same food group as Velveeta and Cheese Whiz? Or is it a real cheese? My daughter gave my wife some of the Light mini babybel for Mothers Day. 35 calories a wedge. We needed to use it up and I’ve been trying it on sandwiches. We made burgers last night. The babybel Garlic & Herb give it a nice taste. We’re thinking about trying the babybel cheddar next time. We got a nice variety of flavors to try. I feel a little guilty. Is this stuff legit cheese or not? Making a sandwich with cheese whiz is so wrong. 😛 Anyone else tried sandwiches with this stuff? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/2 "2013-07-26T19:48:51Z")
Still not sure if its much different than Velveeta. I buy Velveeta once in awhile to have on crackers. A guilty pleasure from my college days that I crave sometimes. > **[The Laughing Cow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laughing_Cow)** > > The Laughing Cow (French: La vache qui rit .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French pronunciation: \[la vaʃ ki ʁi\]) is a brand of processed cheese products made by Fromageries Bel since 1921. The name refers in particular to the brand's most popular product, the spreadable wedge. > The cheese is a blend of cream, milk, and fresh and aged... > [@](#): > > The cheese is a blend of cream, milk and fresh and aged cheeses, particularly comté, which are pasteurized to stop the ripening process. Versatile and portable because of its pasteurization process, Laughing Cow can remain unrefrigerated for a limited length of time. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/3 "2013-07-26T20:00:41Z")
It’s real cheese product, i.e. processed cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Buffalo\_Bilious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@Buffalo\_Bilious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buffalo_Bilious)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/4 "2013-07-27T01:52:44Z")
Jayzus Christi… If your life is interrupted by the quality of cheese you’re putting on your hamburgers, I’d posit that you have no problems and you’re living a charmed life. Come back when you have a question about mustard. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/5 "2013-07-27T02:00:49Z")
Well, I try to eat healthier in middle age. I ate a lot of Velveeta on sandwiches in college. Sometimes it was just a plain Velveeta sandwich. But there’s not much nutrition in Velveeta and there’s a lot of sodium. It’s a rare treat for me anymore. Laughing Cow spread tastes good. But maybe eating real cheese is better for you? I haven’t been able to find out. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/6 "2013-07-27T02:26:44Z")
I find that the good thing about putting laughing cow on a sandwich or a burger is that it fills the niches of both cheese and mayo, so I can eliminate both of those things from the sandwich, saving calories and fat. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/7 "2013-07-27T03:45:32Z")
I want to know what that cow is laughing about. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/8 "2013-07-27T03:54:01Z")
She’s laughing all the way to the bank. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/9 "2013-07-27T03:59:27Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > I want to know what that cow is laughing about. I’m surprised to see (from the wiki page) that the cow has been laughing for almost a hundred years. A few years back a friend of mine was in my store and saw a package of it, looked at it closer and said “Ahhh, so it’s cheese…we got this in Afghanistan (he was deployed), but none of the writing was in English so no one knew exactly what it was” ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laughing-cow-spreadable-cheese-is-it-real-cheese/664615/10 "2013-07-28T02:06:37Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > I want to know what that cow is laughing about. Getting milked tickles.