Comments on: Why American cheese is evil

By: It’s Enough to Make You Sick « TheBlogGhost

It’s Enough to Make You Sick « TheBlogGhost — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:08:48 +0000

[...] food blog “The Hedonist Cook” today, and I just knew something was wrong as she described her reaction to individually wrapped American cheese slices: I really, really hate American cheese. The smell makes me nauseous, the texture is awful, I could [...]

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:18:27 +0000

if only we could figure out a way to use cheese as a day-to-day relationship determinant…some sort of hybrid american cheese/maturity test/polygraph test combo…

By: Bayless

Bayless — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:31:58 +0000

Sorry Mel, but I LOVE me some American Cheese.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:50:55 +0000

I think the difference is knowing something is a guilty pleasure. I know that Little Debbie Oatmeal pies are gross, but you can bet your ass I eat the hell out of them once and a while. In fact, I think I enjoy them more because I know I’m not supposed to. White trash forbidden fruit, if you will. :)

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:44:26 +0000

Me too! Thank goodness for Liz and you letting me know that I’m a total dork! :)

By: annie

annie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:34:03 +0000

i would have preferred “strikes a chord…”

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:21:38 +0000

2 things.

#1: Rafael, i see what you’re saying. I wouldnt call myself a fan of American Cheese, but I like it in the ironic way that I like Baywatch.

#2 Melanie … This reminded me of the first time i spent the night at a friends house, and in the morening, at the breakfast table – her Mom poured me a glass of “Orange Juice”, I took a gulp and then politely let them know “oh.. i’m sorry – i think maybe yr juice has gone bad.” They tasted it, then looked at me like i had two heads! ….what was happening? It wasn’t “Orange Juice”, it was SUNNY DELIGHT!!!!

By: rafael armstrong

rafael armstrong — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:23:50 +0000

But, I ask, is it possible to like both “real” cheeses, as well as pasteurized processed cheese product (like American or Velveeta-type stuff)? After all, there are plenty of people with refined pop culture palates that just can’t get enough of trashy reality/talk tv. In my mind the “cheese thing” is sort of like that.

Or am I completely off base on this? Just askin’, s’all…