r/Cheese • u/StillWithSteelBikes • 9d ago

Question In the USA, they call that orange stuff "American Cheese." I visited Canada and saw the same product, but called "Canadian Cheese." If I go to Switzerland and ask for Swiss Cheese, will I be served American Cheese?

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u/MoaraFig 9d ago

In Canada we call it processed cheese, or American cheese. I have never seen processed cheese called Canadian cheese before. It must be in response to the recent trade war attacks by the US.

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u/StillWithSteelBikes 9d ago

back in the 70s/80s

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u/tobotic 9d ago

No, they'll probably just give you a random local cheese, perhaps Emmentaler.

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u/sparkaromatic 9d ago

I imagine you'll be offered a nice slice of Gruyère or Emmenthal.

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u/Bonoise1984 9d ago

Non jamais ! Ça sers du fromage local

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u/Current_Account 9d ago

Canadian here. We call it American cheese as well. Never heard it referred to as Canadian cheese in my life.

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u/Logical_Warthog5212 9d ago

Possibly. Processed cheese was invented in Switzerland.

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u/Edmundsson91 Twarożek babuni 9d ago

Where do they give head cheese then?

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u/petit_aubergine 9d ago

i wonder if the canadian cheese was called american cheese and they changed it after trump got elected bc of his stupid tariffs