▲ 456 ▼ BIG (like Americans) IF TRUE (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 months ago by Godric@lemmy.world to c/2northamerican4you@sh.itjust.works 146 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago (1 child) American “cheese” permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 0 points 6 months ago* (1 child) American Chees is just Swiss that hasn't aged. Sorry you can't read and think "processed cheese food product" means American Cheese. You probably think the stuff that squirts out of a can is real cheddar too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 months ago* (1 child) “American cheese is a type of processed cheese made from cheddar, Colby, or similar cheeses, in conjunction with sodium citrate, which permits the cheese to be pasteurized without its components separating.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese It’s flavourless processed milk solids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@mander.xyz 1 point 6 months ago This Wikipedia article contradicts itself, because Kraft Singles don't even qualify as American Cheese due to them not containing actual cheese (which it says in the article). Actual American cheese is just as flavorful as whatever cheese it's made from. The sodium citrate trick is really useful for recipes containing cheese. You can make sodium citrate from lemon juice and baking soda, melt a chunk of cheddar or colby with it and you have instant queso permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 0 points 6 months ago* (1 child) American Chees is just Swiss that hasn't aged. Sorry you can't read and think "processed cheese food product" means American Cheese. You probably think the stuff that squirts out of a can is real cheddar too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 months ago* (1 child) “American cheese is a type of processed cheese made from cheddar, Colby, or similar cheeses, in conjunction with sodium citrate, which permits the cheese to be pasteurized without its components separating.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese It’s flavourless processed milk solids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@mander.xyz 1 point 6 months ago This Wikipedia article contradicts itself, because Kraft Singles don't even qualify as American Cheese due to them not containing actual cheese (which it says in the article). Actual American cheese is just as flavorful as whatever cheese it's made from. The sodium citrate trick is really useful for recipes containing cheese. You can make sodium citrate from lemon juice and baking soda, melt a chunk of cheddar or colby with it and you have instant queso permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 months ago* (1 child) “American cheese is a type of processed cheese made from cheddar, Colby, or similar cheeses, in conjunction with sodium citrate, which permits the cheese to be pasteurized without its components separating.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese It’s flavourless processed milk solids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@mander.xyz 1 point 6 months ago This Wikipedia article contradicts itself, because Kraft Singles don't even qualify as American Cheese due to them not containing actual cheese (which it says in the article). Actual American cheese is just as flavorful as whatever cheese it's made from. The sodium citrate trick is really useful for recipes containing cheese. You can make sodium citrate from lemon juice and baking soda, melt a chunk of cheddar or colby with it and you have instant queso permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@mander.xyz 1 point 6 months ago This Wikipedia article contradicts itself, because Kraft Singles don't even qualify as American Cheese due to them not containing actual cheese (which it says in the article). Actual American cheese is just as flavorful as whatever cheese it's made from. The sodium citrate trick is really useful for recipes containing cheese. You can make sodium citrate from lemon juice and baking soda, melt a chunk of cheddar or colby with it and you have instant queso permalink fedilink source parent
