Did you know that real Cheddar cheese is neither soft, nor yellow, and much less is it combined with hamburgers? At La Suerte, A

Published 2025년 9월 15일

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"Cheddar is a pale cheese with a tangy flavor, originally produced in the British town of Cheddar, in the county of Somerset, in England." With that definition, the popular Wikipedia already makes us doubt: So is cheddar not that soft cheese, usually an intense duck-egg blue color, and that is a hit in all fast food chains as a companion to hamburgers? Alejandro Arning, the master cheesemaker who in 2001 opened one of the most distinguished companies in the field of quality cheeses, looks at us with a look of annoyance. He seems to be tired of repeating this story, but he does it once more because he believes it is necessary to clear up this historical confusion: "The fake cheddar is not Cheddar," he tells us, before opening the door to a warehouse where the real ones rest. They are huge forms weighing many kilos that have nothing to do with the one that has become popular in recent dizzying times. On the contrary, in that chamber they can remain maturing for more than a year, ...

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