Cougar Gold! Amazing cheese that my aunt in Florida requests for Christmas.

I’m going to have to google this. But why is it in a can??

US military funded WA state Univ to figure out how to make shelf-stable cheese to send with troops. Canned cheese always went rancid otherwise. They did it by adding a secondary culture that outcompetes bad stuff & the resulting cheese is really really good—WA chefs all bonkers over it.

That’s super interesting!! Unlikely I’ll ever get to try it here in France, but maybe one day my OH will get his hands on some in the US

You can order it online thru the university (which still makes it in their ag program—each box says which kids packed it 😭❤️), tho I’m not sure if they ship internationally. I bought it for my extended fam one year for New Years and several folks are still buying more when they run out.

It’s got the crystals of a really nice aged cheese. Some chefs like to store the cans in their fridge (the cheese continues to age) for several years.

Love that crystal crunch! I’m originally from England so love a good strong cheddar

Me too!

Oof, should specify, I’m not from England (I’m a Kentucky gal myself) but do love a beautifully aged cheese with a lovely hint of crystal crunch

Because it ships and stores remarkably well that way. IIRC it was originally developed around WWII as the need for canned goods increased.