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MurrayDelph

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29. I make frequent trips to Tillamook

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 12:36 PM

Jan 2014

where one can get real cheese.

"Cheese food" sounds too much like you're not getting cheese, you're getting what cheese eats.

And don't get me started on Cheese Whiz.

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Velveeta's fake product shortage and why the news SUCKS BAD [View all] elehhhhna Jan 2014 OP

We have reached peak Velveeta? redwitch Jan 2014 #1

I would guess that it is made from mostly oil, so... Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #3

This guy might get upset snooper2 Jan 2014 #11

Could this be a duplicate thread? BobUp Jan 2014 #2

Many Americans would be better off with a shortage of Velveeta Cheese and Tortilla Corn Chips. democratisphere Jan 2014 #4

Did you know? When you buy a bag of potato-chips... DetlefK Jan 2014 #7

Cheese and Velveeta - only very loosely connected intaglio Jan 2014 #5

Local News Pointed That Out erpowers Jan 2014 #6

After 40 years in the grocery business gelsdorf Jan 2014 #8

Velveeta IS a fake product. MineralMan Jan 2014 #9

No it's not B2G Jan 2014 #10

Oh, yes it is. MineralMan Jan 2014 #12

I like it for cooking and B2G Jan 2014 #16

Look at the ingredients in Velveeta. MineralMan Jan 2014 #19

So you don't eat american cheese, cream cheese B2G Jan 2014 #20

No, I don't. MineralMan Jan 2014 #21

I eat and cook with natural cheeses all of the time B2G Jan 2014 #23

It makes yummy grilled "cheese food" sandwiches LOL n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #25

Actually, there is real, American cheese, it just isn't sold in individually wrapped slices. Jenoch Jan 2014 #37

I know this is going to make me sound like a snob Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #55

The milk protein concentrate that makes Velveeta "fake" ronnie624 Jan 2014 #27

There's nothing fake about milk protein concentrate Major Nikon Jan 2014 #52

I was using the word as applied by someone else, hence the quotation. n/t ronnie624 Jan 2014 #64

I make frequent trips to Tillamook MurrayDelph Jan 2014 #29

I used to love Cheez Whiz... TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #33

In another DU thread I learned that Jenoch Jan 2014 #38

Dairy farmers of America... TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #39

I liked Cheez Whiz as a kid. Jenoch Jan 2014 #40

It does still contain real whiz, however. IntravenousDemilo Jan 2014 #57

I read a story from one of the Jenoch Jan 2014 #60

Good stuff. MineralMan Jan 2014 #47

We spend a lot of time in Vermont. Atman Jan 2014 #58

You might want to edit this post oberliner Jan 2014 #62

Hey, thanks. I made a correction. MineralMan Jan 2014 #63

Midwestern cheese elitism. What's new. I think Vermont cheese is the best. bluestate10 Jan 2014 #42

Actually, I like california cheese. MineralMan Jan 2014 #46

Ya know, engaging cheese snobs is as fruitless as... TreasonousBastard Jan 2014 #28

The funny thing is, ronnie624 Jan 2014 #31

Just to be clear-- from Kraft itself is the list ingredients... TreasonousBastard Jan 2014 #34

Pray Thee never run into a wine and cheese snob. bluestate10 Jan 2014 #44

LOL I found squeezecheese (swedish) in a toothpastelike tube once elehhhhna Jan 2014 #45

And to raise the hype for the fake product, they create a fake shortage liberal N proud Jan 2014 #53

It's safe to assume that any product billed as "cheese food" is neither. IntravenousDemilo Jan 2014 #56

One of human addictions that gets scant coverage: food. randome Jan 2014 #13

They need to say a snowstorm is preventing them from delivering more Velveeta... Atman Jan 2014 #14

BWHAHA! Just as posted that last reply, MSNBC started a story about it...mocking. Atman Jan 2014 #15

Hell, they could probably use it to wrap around the Fukushima reactor! randome Jan 2014 #17

Velveeta's package is the equivalent of a can. jmowreader Jan 2014 #48

I have not knowing consumed Velveeta in my adult life Orrex Jan 2014 #18

Maybe this fake Velveeta shortage will force people to buy good real cheese. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #22

Well, I for one eat Velveeta all the time quinnox Jan 2014 #24

I use it mainly for cooking, but B2G Jan 2014 #26

It's an Abomination unto the Lord. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #30

IMHO Velveeta doesn't qualify as food. It much more closely resembles a petroleum product. kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #32

Americans Sick of Fake News, Cheese Blue Owl Jan 2014 #35

while I won't disparage those who enjoy velveeta Revanchist Jan 2014 #36

I blame Colorado... Glassunion Jan 2014 #41

I don't normally eat it, however... spinbaby Jan 2014 #43

Those bastards! The only solution is to gruyere own! pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #49

No whey, they curd brie lying... countryjake Jan 2014 #50

You have won the day, Sir pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #51

No gouda comes from this. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #66

Velveeta is gross Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #54

Kraft is a nasty, greedy, exploitative, unethical corporation. IntravenousDemilo Jan 2014 #59

some ad agency earned every penny they were paid. The fact that it was reported as news dembotoz Jan 2014 #61

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