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Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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One of the most atrocious concoctions of the American fake-food industry is something called Velveeta. It is an orange-coloured gummy substance which the US government has not allowed to be called cheese for many years. (They use the euphemism 'cheese food'.) Ihave also seen it in Poland, not called Velveeta, but the same kind of gunk pressed into plastic-wrapped single slices. Do Polish people actually eat that stuff? Is the word 'ser' allowed on the packaging?
alexw68  Jul 15, 11, 12:27    #2
Polonius3:
Do Polish people actually eat that stuff? Is the word 'ser' allowed on the packaging?

Yes, and yes. Sadly.
JonnyMThreads: 16
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Polonius3:
Do Polish people actually eat that stuff?

In huge amounts. The topiony stuff is even worse.
pipThreads: 11
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Joined: Jul 4, 11 ♀ 		 Jul 15, 11, 16:04    #4
I can tell you after living her for 9 years that Polish people are getting fat and fast. In north America it has been an ongoing thing- slowly but surely people are fat fat fat. Since Poland joined the EU and the borders have opened to all things manufactured- people are consuming it- they never had it before, the west had it, it must be good?
Poles only need to look at the obesity rates in the west to see what these fake foods are doing to people.
A JThreads: 19
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That's what you get for not buying Gouda or Edam. (Or Maaslander.)

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PennBoyThreads: 157
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Polonius3:
It is an orange-coloured gummy substance which the US government has not allowed to be called cheese for many years.

Kraft's Cheez Whiz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheez_Whiz can't be all that healthier. I've seen people turn into fat slobs from it.
joepilsudskiThreads: 44
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Joined: Apr 27, 07  Pictures: 1 ♂ 		 Jul 15, 11, 18:27    #7
Polonius3:
One of the most atrocious concoctions of the American fake-food industry is something called Velveeta. It is an orange-coloured gummy substance which the US government has not allowed to be called cheese for many years. (They use the euphemism 'cheese food'.) Ihave also seen it in Poland, not called Velveeta, but the same kind of gunk pressed into plastic-wrapped single slices. Do Polish people actually eat that stuff? Is the word 'ser' allowed on the packaging?


You forget 'Cheez-Whiz'.

cw
JonnyMThreads: 16
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joepilsudski:
You forget 'Cheez-Whiz'.

Dear God.

In Saudi, I tried some stuff from Kraft that's quite popular there. In a box. It reminded me of something you used to get in Britain in the early seventies called processed cheese. In Poland the cheese is mostly factory stuff and as bland as they can get it. Better to stick to the traditional ser bialy.
dtaylor5632Threads: 49
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Poland has never been or never will be known as a decent cheese producing country, so this other stuff goes down quite well unfortunately:(
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dtaylor5632:
Poland has never been or never will be known as a decent cheese producing country, so this other stuff goes down quite well unfortunately:(



I disagree. I think Polish cheese and dairy products are quite good.
beckskiThreads: 19
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Polonius3:
fake-food industry is something called Velveeta


Velveeta is also used as fishing bait.

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RobertLeeThreads: 12
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dtaylor5632:
Poland has never been or never will be known as a decent cheese producing country

I don't know about particular brands, but the smoked cheese Rolada Ustrzycka is very good.
JonnyMThreads: 16
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RobertLee:
but the smoked cheese Rolada Ustrzycka is very good.

That and Oscypek can be good - but again most of the Rolada Ustrzycka sold is a processed factory version, far from the real thing.
Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂ 		 Jul 15, 11, 23:35    #14
Ever try ser tyl¿ycki, a yellow hard cheese? For some reason it is hard to get in Poland nowadays but used to be quite common. And very nice!
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Polonius3:
Ever try ser tyl¿ycki, a yellow hard cheese? For some reason it is hard to get in Poland nowadays but used to be quite common. And very nice!

There's plenty in the supermarkets but again it isn't real Tilsiter (which I agree is lovely). It's just factory stuff identical to other 'cheeses' with a near-random label stuck on the invariably plastic packet.
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beckski:
Velveeta is also used as fishing bait.

So is fake ham Spam lol. Cheez Whiz is crap but it does taste better than mozzarella cheese fries.


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