I’ve had good american cheese and I’ve had really bad american cheese.
Tillamook makes some darn good cheddar. I think they might have a case.
Ah, yes, but Cheddar is named for a village in England.
So, if Tillamook were being totally honest, they wouldn’t sell a cheese named Cheddar.
Abraham Lincoln: Cheese Hunter
So would every maker of Cheddar cheese in the world except for this one.
In the grand American tradition of taking an import, and saying it’s ours: I hail our new bear-riding natural cheese bearing, bearded overlords.
Ignoring the geopolitical battle, Tillamook makes some of the best cheddar cheeses. I am currently enjoying Tillamook’s 2-, 4- and 5-year aged cheddars and they all compare quite favorably to some of the best authentic English cheddar cheeses offered by Neals Yard and other purveyors. And while we’re at it, lest we forget that Tillamook’s offerings (through Costco) are at prices ranging from $5.00 to $7.50 per pound compared to the $30.00 to $38.00 for the english cheddar cheeses available in my area.
Tillamook 5 year is awesome. I’m on a slow carb diet so no dairy products except for the once a week binge, and I didn’t have any of the Tillamook on Saturday. Sigh. Have to wait for the 4th of July for my next taste. Maybe the Tillamook is partly to blame for the diet need.
I like Tillamook and I like a lot of their products, but they should STFU on this issue.
I don’t put American cheese on my crackers and I don’t put cheddar on my burgers. Furthermore, real or not, American cheese is a defined product with a historical tradition that clearly names what it is. Nobody is confused about this.
It’s laughable to think nobody is confused by the labeling mumbo jumbo that is involved with the various American cheese things in the supermarket.