Why Americans Eat So Much Cheese

Cheese sales in the United States have skyrocketed since the 1970s, even as consumption in other dairy categories have either fallen or stagnated. The rise of foods like pizza play a role, but the industry has found many, many other ways to integrate cheese into the American diet.

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Why Americans Eat So Much Cheese

[Jindsing]

I just found out that "American cheese" and "processed cheese" are the exact same thing.

[calebclark]

Imagine having the title of “cheese historian”

[hilale]

The question should've been "what makes Americans believe that what they're eating is cheese?''

[skrews]

Not a surprise we obsessed wit cheese, we literally conditioned it into our brains from a young age every time we take a photo

[sals]

Why wait until the very end of the video to say the US isn’t even in the top 15 for cheese consumption!!? Don’t you think that’s pretty relevant considering the title of the video.

[Eduardedb]

“Why Americans eat so much cheese? Because it’s on pizza and burgers”.... nice one

[aspenarbour]

“Consumer demand is actually wanting processed cheese 30% more in 2020”

Y’all just gonna avoid that processed cheese is cheap and that everyone lost their jobs? No? Just an industry win? That’s about right…

[spayder]

Kraft PR: it's cheese! just feds forcing us to put "processed" in the label!
Also Kraft: selling orange flavored corn/maize/potato starch

[rads]

CNBC :"Why do Americans eat so much cheese?"
Europeans : Do you call that yellow plastic junk "Cheese"?

[kartashuvit]

Pre-shredded cheese contains an additive that helps prevent the cheese strands from sticking and clumping together. It also interferes with the melting process... so if you want to melt your cheese, don't buy pre-shredded cheese. Buy a block and take an extra 20 seconds out of your day to shred it yourself. Like seriously, it doesn't take that long

[aspenarbour]

“Technology to safely transport real cheese didnt exist”
Europe: 👀

[dimitrivancamp]

Lived in the US for 6 months, was half depressed because of the lack of high quality foods. Bread tastes like sponge, cheese like plastic, tomato sauce on pizza full of chemicals

[Kyle-ppdv]

*Why Americans Eat So Much "Industrial plastic"

[ADalBosco]

"classic american style cheese varieties such as cheddar"
No, you can't just claim a food just like that lol. Pizza is from Naples Italy, and Cheddar cheese is of course from Cheddar, UK.

[thomasr]

"the consumers love the transformative properties" when talking about cheese. love it

[walterwallman]

This is the kind of stuff I want to see. In depth history about some really strange topic. Good job guys

[maestrovso]

The title should read "Why Americans Eat So Much Cheese-like Matter?".

[christiandennis]

The cheese historian was in such glee talking about cheese, brought a smile to my face.

[WelshBathBoy]

Growing up in the UK, we always call the American "cheese" slices "plastic cheese". I only ever see it at American style fast food restaurants. You can buy it in the supermarket, but I don't think many people do. Why use that when we have a huge variety of cheddar which can easily be sliced from the block?

[chrisparnham]

Cheddar is British, not American. Cheddar originates from the English village of Cheddar in Somerset unfortunately only the name "West Country Farmhouse Cheddar" is registered and protected allowing anyone to make the stuff. However, that doesn't give the US the right to claim they came up with it.