often capitalized
: a hard white, yellow, or orange smooth-textured cheese with a flavor that ranges from mild to strong as the cheese matures
called also cheddar cheese
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Make broccoli and cheddar soup for a hearty winter meal.
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
The flavors are better butter, klassic kettle, sweet butter, cheesy cheddar, triple white cheddar, hoppin’ jalapeno, apple crisp, flamin’ cheese and caramel bliss’.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2024
Studies show that eating cheddar can help increase blood levels of amino acids like leucine and promote muscle growth.14
Try adding cheddar to salads and sandwiches or pairing cheddar with fresh fruit and nuts for a filling snack.
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—Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 July 2024
Oakville shoppers are partial to hard cheeses like Gouda, Barely Buzzed, a cheddar rubbed with lavender and espresso, or Prairie Breeze, an aged cheese that tastes like a blend of Parmesan and white cheddar.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
The flavors are better butter, klassic kettle, sweet butter, cheesy cheddar, triple white cheddar, hoppin’ jalapeno, apple crisp, flamin’ cheese and caramel bliss’.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2024
Studies show that eating cheddar can help increase blood levels of amino acids like leucine and promote muscle growth.14
Try adding cheddar to salads and sandwiches or pairing cheddar with fresh fruit and nuts for a filling snack.
5.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 July 2024
Oakville shoppers are partial to hard cheeses like Gouda, Barely Buzzed, a cheddar rubbed with lavender and espresso, or Prairie Breeze, an aged cheese that tastes like a blend of Parmesan and white cheddar.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
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“Cheddar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheddar. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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named for Cheddar, village in England where the cheese was first made
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