# When's the last time you ate string cheese? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [March 30, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610 "2024-03-30T18:49:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/21 "2024-03-31T12:37:09Z")
Several years, but probably less than ten. I don’t buy it, but I have occasionally run across it here and there at somebody’s house or once or twice at some dumb work thing. It’s okay, I guess. Nothing repulsive about inexpensive low-moisture mozzarella. But on the infrequent occasions I actually want to snack on cheese that’s never going to be my preference. I use mozzarella pretty much exclusively to cook with and I wouldn’t use that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/22 "2024-03-31T13:50:33Z")
I saw and bought something recently that I thought it was string cheese. It was not, sadly. So it’s been 1-10 years since I’ve had any. When my nephew was younger, string cheese was one of the foods his mom (my sister-in-law) would always have in the house, or while out for the day, and she was happy to shared. It was probably the same time I had certain fruit (or froot) snacks, goldfish crackers etc. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/23 "2024-03-31T14:30:30Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Never liked the stuff. Bland and rubbery was my take on it. Bad string cheese is terrible. Good, fresh string cheese is food of the gods. I get mine from a local cheese factory, freshly made. Soooooo nice! ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/24 "2024-03-31T15:32:37Z")
Had it not too long ago at at my mother in law’s who got it with a selection of other cheeses from a local high quality cheese shop. She put it out prestringing it … Still not a fan. Time before was when my kids liked in their lunch bags decades ago. So many tastier cheeses! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/25 "2024-03-31T16:03:10Z")
I don’t think string cheese was a thing when I was a kid. These were my preferred cheese-delivery methods. [![](https://i.postimg.cc/6qWRwTPP/cheeses.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/6qWRwTPP/cheeses.jpg) I do seem to recall having a bag of string cheese packets once, though. If I did, it was probably around 5 to 10 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/26 "2024-03-31T16:31:23Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Had it not too long ago at at my mother in law’s who got it with a selection of other cheeses from a local high quality cheese shop. Gotta get it from the right factory. I’ve had a lot of less than pleasant cheeses from high end cheese shops (plus some AMAZINGLY great cheeses, so you never can tell). Now please join me in a song praising cheddar. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GowZKAKooMU/maxresdefault.jpg "Cheddar Cheese Jerusalem. (lyrics by Dr. Busker)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GowZKAKooMU) ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/27 "2024-03-31T18:04:01Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I don’t think string cheese was a thing when I was a kid. These were my preferred cheese-delivery methods. I loved those little Handi-snack cheese and crackers packs as a kid - loved them. Yet, I always fervently avoided spray cheese to the point where I’ve never even tried some. The workings of the mind and taste are ever mysterious. Yeah, string cheese wasn’t a thing when I was growing up. As such I lack even the lure of nostalgia to get me to buy it. However Qadgop’s fresh, quality stuff would absolutely be tempting. ---
**Author:** ![Retzbu\_Tox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/retzbu_tox/32/11829_2.png) [@Retzbu\_Tox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retzbu_Tox)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/28 "2024-03-31T19:42:55Z")
I never buy string cheese. I prefer Colby jack cheese sticks. However, if string cheese is the only option, I will eat it. If a cat is also present, I tear off small strands and drop them on the beast for demonstrations of feline flexibility. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/29 "2024-04-01T00:50:30Z")
We generally have some in the house (usually cheddar, had more flavour) and I put some in my son’s lunch occasionally. We ran out of regular brick cheese last week and I wanted cheese in a wrap, so I used one. It was fine for the purpose. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610/30 "2024-04-01T06:42:54Z")
My wife likes to snack on string cheese so there’s usually some in the house. I’m not sure when I last ate some myself but it was probably within the last month. But next week we’ll be sharing a special Incident. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610.md?page=1)