From our mission statement:
"Let us seek out the strange, the rare, the elusive. We will not be daunted by the stinky or the oozy, nor will we shy away from the unknown; rather, let us revel in it! Let us find joy of flavor and texure in the most unlikely packages. And most of all, let us always be relentless in discovering, exploring, learning, and sharing with one another."
Well I decided to really take that to heart...
The first thing I noticed about this cheese is it has Dale Earnhardt on the can. I don't know about you but race car drivers don't really yell out yummy cheese to me. In fact I was a bit reluctent to enter in to the experience of this cheese at all. I let the can languish im my fridge for quite a while before trying it out. (even though the phrase "no need to refrigerate" was clearly emblazoned upon the can) After all, canned cheese is the stereotypical epitome of yucky food. But I had to give it some credit. according to the ingredients list cheddar cheese is actually the first ingredient. "How bad could it be" I thought.
It doesn't really squirt or spray out of the can, but rather sort of extrudes. Also I was hoping it would make a happy sound like whipcream cans do, but no. It was totally deadly silent. As the snake of cheese crept accross my finger I felt strangely violated.
The taste: If you have ever had one of those little packages with the crackers and the cheese spread and the little red rectangle to spread it with you know what this tastes like. Apperently they took sharp to mean peppery, because it had sort of a capsicumic vibe to it. (yes I can make up words if I want, this is America) Well anyway. That was the initial taste. Then I got hit with this wave of like horrible taste terror. This cheese has an after taste that reminds me of like motor oil or robots or something. It also has 2 grams of sugar per 30 grams of cheese according to the Nutrition Facts. That always helps to keep the fat american consooomer interested.
I decided it would be especially creepy to extrude it directly into my mouth.
It was especially creepy extruding it directly into my mouth. Like a vine was trying to take root.
Yuck
-Miguel
Posted by miguel at October 12, 2003 08:43 PM | TrackBack