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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI really don't care if you think that Velveeta isn't really cheese...
But, DAMN! That shit is good with macaroni!
Enjoying it in defiance of your puritanisme de frommage.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)hlthe2b
(102,101 posts)Something rather "alien" about that.....LOL
A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)hlthe2b
(102,101 posts)It doesn't require refrigeration until opened. So, that little fact does make one wonder... No preservatives, there, surely.....
Chan790
(20,176 posts)It's mostly emulsified vegetable oil and water BV. Both are shelf stable for years.
drm604
(16,230 posts)"Cat food" is fed to cats.
"Dog food" is fed to dogs.
"Baby food" is fed to babies.
"Cheese food"? Why would I want to eat something they feed to cheese?
hlthe2b
(102,101 posts)rox63
(9,464 posts)Cheez Wiz or spray cheese in a can?
Aerows
(39,961 posts)That has to be explicitly pointed out as food. If it's not obviously food, without needing to be said, I'm pretty sure I don't want to eat it.
Chan790
(20,176 posts)Velveeta isn't cheese. Cheese is defined as being a specific agricultural product. Velveeta for a number of reasons does not meet the definition of that product; it cannot be sold as cheese.
I realize that seems silly, but it's the same as laws that say margarine can't be marketed or sold as butter. (In both cases, the issue is the same...you cannot make a synthetic of a dairy product by emulsifying vegetable oil and pass it off as the real thing.) So they got around the prohibition by changing what they were calling their food product from cheese to "cheese food".
The ruling from the case, if I could find it, is hilarious to read because it starts from the premise question of "What is food?" (In a legal sense. The question seems straight-forward and isn't apparently.) and goes nuttier from there.
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)comfort food, as far as I'm concerned.
Mac and cheese made with Velveeta.
It's even tasty in American Chop Suey (macaroni, ground beef, and canned tomatoes). Just chop it into little cubes and add it to the pot just before serving.
mmmmmm
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Swede
(33,202 posts)Which is also a manufactured food.
Chan790
(20,176 posts)Velveeta is.
I will say nothing bad about Cheez Whiz...I miss Cheez Whiz and will gladly return to eating it if they remove the anchovy-paste they added into the ingredients about a decade ago. (It replaced Worcestershire sauce.)
Major Nikon
(36,818 posts)mrmpa
(4,033 posts)when velveeta on white bread with miracle whip, was fine dining. lol
Archae
(46,297 posts)I like the "Hamburger Helper" -style stuff, although it is almost a a buck more than Burgie Helper.
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)Velveeta Queso Blanco
Same Velveeta, just without the orange food coloring.
Ole!
http://www.google.com/#q=velveeta+queso+blanco&hl=en&prmd=imvnse&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=K3fTT-nJIaPg2AXcyryJDw&ved=0CJkBEK0E&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=ba589ca7f292377&biw=1366&bih=677
elleng
(130,699 posts)puritanisme de frommage.
Mais c'est bon ici:
Comme ca:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/crockpotdips/r/bl24c3.htm
Bolo Boffin
(23,796 posts)I thought that URL said crackpipedips, because, dang, it is.
The empressof all
(29,098 posts)Velveeta Fudge is really, really...surprisingly good!
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/velveeta-fudge-51504.aspx
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)chocolate Neufchatel one time.
It was...interesting...
intaglio
(8,170 posts)Or made macaroni cheese with it? - you don't need to make it into a sauce!
Or try a soft goats cheese ...
Chan790
(20,176 posts)The grocery near my house has about a dozen discount rack rounds of brie that they're going to toss any day now that I can probably get for $1 each.
Major Nikon
(36,818 posts)I have yet to find any Brie in the US that's as good as what I've had in France, even from the same manufacturer.