1 hour ago, Thanks for the Crepes said:American cheese is definitely distinct to USA
I wish it were. Every few weeks I get Chinese acquaintances telling me they've found cheese in the local shops and expect me to get really excited. It always turns out to be locally made American cheese style process[ed] cheese, which in my mind isn't cheese, at all. They have never met real cheese.
It is also what my mother attempted to inflict on us in the UK 50+ years ago, except my father (and my brother and I) always preferred real cheddar. From Cheddar. The local grocery store called us "the cheese family" and told us we accounted for around 75% of their cheese sales. My French mother actually still believes that the UK just doesn't have cheese and so any old crap will do instead. But then, I've mentioned her culinary incompetence before.
