TIP OF THE DAY: The Joy Of Cheddar

We love cheese, but cheese doesn’t love us. After a lifetime of eating it three times a day, we developed lactose intolerance—no cause and effect, just one of those things that can happen when the bloom of youth fades away. Depending on how lactose intolerant you are, you can eat aged cheeses. The older the…
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PRODUCT: The Best Cheddar Cheese From Tillamook

We’re always happy when our favorite foods receive the laurels they deserve. That’s why we were so pleased when the Tillamook County Creamery Association received first place recognition for three of their cheeses at the United States Championship Cheese Contest, held recently in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The winners: Tillamook Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese.…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Have Cheese Curds On Squeaky Cheese Day

Tillamook, one of the country’s greatest producers of Cheddar cheese, has declared today “Squeaky Cheese Day.” For those who haven’t had the pleasure, squeaky cheese refers to cheese curds, small Cheddar nuggets so fresh that they squeak when you eat them. Cheese curds are one of our favorite fun foods. In Wisconsin, where the many…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Better “American Cheese” Alternative

There are many foods that send a shudder up the spine of a food writer and educator. They tend to be truly inferior products, both nutritionally and taste-wise; but the American palate has become so accustomed to them that people have no desire to experience something better. At the top of our shudder list: processed…
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PRODUCT: The Best Cheese Slices

Tillamook’s standard Cheddar slice is cut into four mini-squares. Photo courtesy Tillamook County Creamery Association. Forget about those processed cheese slices. Oregon’s Tillamook County Creamery Association, formerly one of the best Cheddar producers in the country, is now the best in the world. Tillamook’s Medium Cheddar was voted “World’s Best Medium Cheddar Cheese” at the…
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