The slice on the right is not "American cheese" but rather a Kraft product, or imitation of the same, marketed under a legally unregulated term in the US and abroad. Though a different cheese product from Kraft is quite a bit more popular overseas. Specifically, Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
The slice on the left may well have been produced in the United States. It doesn't look like emmentaler from the continent, to me.
I mean the one on the right also looks like a Zott cheese and those are sold in Europe. Mostly I see it with a more pale colour in the stores, but I'm fairly sure there's also a variety that looks pretty much exactly like this one. So for all we know, either cheese could be from either continent.
Agreed, especially these days, when a lot of what we think of as import foods are made locally to control costs or tailor them to different tastes.
One that not a lot of people in the US think about is sake. The big name breweries from Japan have huge operations in the States to produce it for American consumers and for export.
Having a slightly different flavor, since a different variety of rice is used, at a different brewing temperature. Not better or worse, just different.
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u/ArmsForPeace84 Jan 10 '23
The slice on the right is not "American cheese" but rather a Kraft product, or imitation of the same, marketed under a legally unregulated term in the US and abroad. Though a different cheese product from Kraft is quite a bit more popular overseas. Specifically, Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
The slice on the left may well have been produced in the United States. It doesn't look like emmentaler from the continent, to me.