On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 2:55:53 PM UTC-4, dadiOH wrote:
wrote:
While getting a sub sandwich the other day, the question arose:

Do they have "American Cheese" on other continents, outside of the
American continent?

I looked it up, and found this:
http://thecookinggeek.com/american-cheese/

American cheese is not even sold in Canada, (Which is part of North
America).

(This does not include the fake processed cheese which many people
confuse with American Cheese).

The problem with "American cheese" is that its taste varies with the maker.
It always is made from two or more cheeses plus other things (emulsifiers.
flavorings, etc.) - hence, it is always "processed" - but exactly WHICH
cheeses and other stuff depends upon the maker. The one thing they all have
in common is that it melts well; the curd and oil do not separate.


I agree. That's part of the confusion, exactly what it is varies by
brand. Even in that long website, the author contradicts himself,
claiming that Kraft singles aren't American cheese, but Land o Lakes
slices from the deli are. The LOL is a processed cheese that has a
lot of stuff added too it
too. The Cooper's that he cites, has a lot less, and most or all of
it is real food, eg cream, milk, not food additives or soybean oil, etc.
that are in many of the American cheese products.

I think the answer to Paint's questions is that using your definition
of American cheese, it is available in other countries, but how it
compares to the offerings here, who knows.

If you google processed cheese slices for images, you get hits and pics
from UK, South Africa for products that look similar to Kraft singles.
What's actually in them, how they compare in taste to what Paint likes
in American cheese, IDK.

Here's a German company that makes eqpt to put the film on slices of
processed cheese:

http://www.kwhplast.com/propeel-iws

So, looks like there are processed cheeses available in Europe, but
again what exactly is in them, how they taste, IDK.