The Great MangoLassi Grilled Cheese Throwdown

Joy

@Joy said:

had this last night at KFC
spicy fried chicken Lols
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I can feel my arteries hardening just looking at that

oh it was delicious spicy with cheese!

Carnival Boy

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

scottalanmiller

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

US has quite good cheese. Here in Central America all the good cheese comes from the US, I've not seen a single thing from Europe. In the US you can easily get just about anything from Europe. Wisconsin is famous for its cow cheeses, NY for its goat cheeses. Biggest American made cheese, by far, is cheddar.

art_of_shred

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

We certainly don't put it on everything, but come to think of it, there are a large number of dishes with cheese melted on top, or it's at least a popular option. Why wouldn't you? Cheese is awesome.

scottalanmiller

Super high quality mozzarella is made in NY which is why the local pizza is so famous. It's the place with access to the fresh cheese.

coliver

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

art_of_shred

@coliver said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

Is "artisanal" a word? All I see is "Art is anal".

coliver

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

Is "artisanal" a word? All I see is "Art is anal".

I think so? Artisanal - (of a product, especially food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.

Chrome's dictionary doesn't say it is a word either though.

Carnival Boy

@art_of_shred said:

Why wouldn't you?

Fear of an early death
....I can't think of any other reason

Cheese is indeed awesome. A few months ago I started a project to eat a different cheese every week for two years and I recorded my progress on a blog https://101cheeses.wordpress.com/. But, as with most of personal projects, after a few weeks I gave up.

art_of_shred

@coliver said:

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

Is "artisanal" a word? All I see is "Art is anal".

I think so? Artisanal - (of a product, especially food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.

Chrome's dictionary doesn't say it is a word either though.

I believe the correct word there would just be "artisan".

art_of_shred

@Carnival-Boy said:

@art_of_shred said:

Why wouldn't you?

Fear of an early death

....I can't think of any other reason

Cheese is indeed awesome. A few months ago I started a project to eat a different cheese every week for two years and I recorded my progress on a blog https://101cheeses.wordpress.com/. But, as with most of personal projects, after a few weeks I gave up.

Gave up what? Eating cheese, or blogging about it? I hope only the latter.

coliver

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

Is "artisanal" a word? All I see is "Art is anal".

I think so? Artisanal - (of a product, especially food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.

Chrome's dictionary doesn't say it is a word either though.

I believe the correct word there would just be "artisan".

Wouldn't it be artisan made cheese then? artisanal would be describing how the cheese was made which is what I was going for.

Carnival Boy

@art_of_shred said

Gave up what? Eating cheese, or blogging about it? I hope only the latter.

Both. I gave up buying a different type of cheese every week. Now I mostly just eat cheddar (and lot's of it), Parmesan and mozzarella.

I have high cholesterol, so really shouldn't eat that much.

coliver

@scottalanmiller said:

Super high quality mozzarella is made in NY which is why the local pizza is so famous. It's the place with access to the fresh cheese.

We have some of the best mozzarella around here as well. My relatives from California rave about it when they visit.... these are self described wine and cheese snobs.

art_of_shred

@coliver said:

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

Is "artisanal" a word? All I see is "Art is anal".

I think so? Artisanal - (of a product, especially food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.

Chrome's dictionary doesn't say it is a word either though.

I believe the correct word there would just be "artisan".

Wouldn't it be artisan made cheese then? artisanal would be describing how the cheese was made which is what I was going for.

LMGTFY:

ar·ti·san·al

/ärˈtēzən(ə)l/

adjective

adjective: artisanal

relating to or characteristic of an artisan.
"artisanal skills"

•(of a product, especially food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.
"artisanal cheeses"

I stand corrected... but I still don't like the word

coliver

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

Is "artisanal" a word? All I see is "Art is anal".

I think so? Artisanal - (of a product, especially food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.

Chrome's dictionary doesn't say it is a word either though.

I believe the correct word there would just be "artisan".

Wouldn't it be artisan made cheese then? artisanal would be describing how the cheese was made which is what I was going for.

LMGTFY:

ar·ti·san·al

/ärˈtēzən(ə)l/

adjective

adjective: artisanal

relating to or characteristic of an artisan.
"artisanal skills"

•(of a product, especially food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.
"artisanal cheeses"

I stand corrected... but I still don't like the word

Haha. It doesn't look or sound right to me either...

art_of_shred

Why don't any of these grilled cheese sandwiches have bacon on them? Seriously... or at least ham!

RojoLoco

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

Is "artisanal" a word? All I see is "Art is anal".

It's a marketing term.... it means "this product is made in a tiny place, using outdated and inefficient methods so we can charge waaaay too much for it". See also: Organic.

coliver

@RojoLoco said:

@art_of_shred said:

@coliver said:

@Carnival-Boy said:

Can you get decent cheese in America? I'm not being rude, I just don't know. I've never see any American cheese for sale over here, but I don't know if that's because it doesn't travel, it's crap, or there are big import tariffs.

I know from watching Man v Food that Americans seem to put melted cheese on EVERYTHING.

There are quite a few decent cheeses in the US. We have a few artisanal cheese and meat shops around here that make some amazing cheese.

Is "artisanal" a word? All I see is "Art is anal".

It's a marketing term.... it means "this product is made in a tiny place, using outdated and inefficient methods so we can charge waaaay too much for it". See also: Organic.

No argument's there...

Carnival Boy

Disagree. I think generally the best food and drink is made by small producers using traditional techniques. Big producers naturally put efficiency and cost ahead of quality. The US produces some great beer, for example, but everything I've ever drunk by Budweiser or Coors has been total, undrinkable piss.