variants
often Cheddar
: 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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The breakfast menu includes the regular items plus bacon-cheddar biscuits with sausage gravy and candied jalapeño, blueberry pancakes, the ubiquitous avocado toast and juices.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Smoky bacon, crispy potatoes, and a luscious cheesy broth made with two kinds of cheddar plus heavy cream and beer for lightness and tang yield the ideal wintertime dinner.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
Jamie’s best guess is that this award-winning, highly sought-after, handmade cheese was shredded and sold off as regular grated cheddar after Christmas.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
Add it to pasta salad, blend it into broccoli cheddar soup, mix it into your favorite stir-fry, or scramble it with eggs in the morning.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Smoky bacon, crispy potatoes, and a luscious cheesy broth made with two kinds of cheddar plus heavy cream and beer for lightness and tang yield the ideal wintertime dinner.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
Jamie’s best guess is that this award-winning, highly sought-after, handmade cheese was shredded and sold off as regular grated cheddar after Christmas.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
Add it to pasta salad, blend it into broccoli cheddar soup, mix it into your favorite stir-fry, or scramble it with eggs in the morning.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
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“Cheddar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheddar. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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Etymology
named for Cheddar, village in England where the cheese was first made
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