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Cheez Whiz is a brand of processed cheese sauce and spread produced by Kraft Foods.It was developed by a team led by food scientist Edwin Traisman (1915–2007). It was first sold in 1952, and, with some changes in formulation, continues to be in production today.
Cold pack cheese, also known as club cheese or crock cheese, [1] is a type of cheese spread that is created by blending natural cheeses without the use of heat. Cold pack cheese was first made by a Wisconsin tavern owner for snacking [ 1 ] during the height of Great Depression . [ 2 ]
Wisconsin has long been identified with cheese; in the words of a 2006 New York Times article, "Cheese is the state’s history, its pride, its self-deprecating, sometimes goofy, cheesehead approach to life." Wisconsin has claimed the title of the largest cheese-producing state in the United States since 1910.
By 2018, Wisconsin cheese factories produced more than 600 varieties of specialty cheese, approximately 50% of all specialty cheeses made in the United States. [2]: 147 Wisconsin manufactured 3.36 billion pounds of cheese in 2019, accounting for 26% of all cheese produced in the United States and more than any other state. [1]: 32
The list excludes specific brand names, unless a brand name is also a distinct variety of cheese. While the term "American cheese" is legally used to refer to a variety of processed cheese, many styles of cheese originating in Europe are also made in the United States, such as brie, cheddar, gouda, mozzarella, and provolone.
I think we are living our best lives here in cheese." The contest, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association since 1957, had 3,302 cheese, yogurt, butter and dry dairy products in 142 classes.
As of 2020, Wisconsin produces 26% of all cheese in the US, totaling 3.39 billion pounds (1.54 × 10 ^ 9 kg) of cheese in the last year. [13] A worker in a New Glarus cheese factory places a Wisconsin stamp on wheels of cheese (1922) Wisconsin cheesemakers produce hundreds of varieties. [14]
Colby cheese was first created in Wisconsin in 1885 (named after the town it came from), and Brick cheese was first created in the state in 1877. The state has also played origin to Blue Marble Jack cheese, and is the only producer of Limburger cheese in the United States.