Sacre blu

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houndeyes@toast.ooo · 82 pts · 1d (5 replies)

I know what that guy's name means thanks to Dexter's Laboratory.

kestrel7_7@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1d (3 replies)

This episode is a master class in trolling French speakers decades down the line (it should be "omelette au fromage"/omelet with cheese. "Omelette du fromage" means omelet of cheese)

BigBenis@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1d (1 reply)

omlet of cheese

He said what he said.

BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 23h

I too stand behind this comment.

echodot@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 1d

It's one of like three episodes that I can actually really recall with any accuracy.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 1d

Yes, some grated cheese in omelette (with extra egg) is great.

WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 57 pts · 1d (21 replies)

90lbs a day? Bullshit.

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 113 pts · 1d (4 replies)

People would just lie in the shitpost sub? What a preposterous idea!

blitzen@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1d (1 reply)

This is a shitpost community. Screenshot here appears to be Twitter and so the context isn’t quite the same. Without context, any shitpost potential it has falls a little flat.

Apytele@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 1d

Twitter is a shitpost community.

WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1d

OP being shown wasn't in here. Although if that's Xitter, then the entire site qualifies, I guess.

antianarchist@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1d

It is called lemmyshitpost, not lemmybullshitpost. So they have clearly a point. /s

KoboldCoterie@pawb.social · 32 pts · 1d (1 reply)

This is just a statistical error. The average American eats 0 pounds of cheese per day. Cheese Georg, who eats thirty billion eight hundred thirty-four million pounds per day, is an outlier and should not have been counted.

13igtyme@startrek.website · 4 pts · 1d

Should use median cheese per day.

PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de · 18 pts · 1d (3 replies)

you've clearly never been to America. My friend Graham eats at least 100 lbs a day

exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 1d (2 replies)

How many kilo grahams is that?

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1d (1 reply)

There's no cheese in graham crackers. Dummy

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d

But there is hamrags.

owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Those a rookie numbers. If you're not slamming 100+ lbs of the orange every day, can you really call yourself American?

WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 1d

NFW I'm getting anywhere near slamming Chief Cheeto (unless we're talking newspaper headline style). Proudly "un-American" here.

StabbingSky@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 1d (1 reply)

If you're eating 90lb of cheese a day, there's no shit at all

db2@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d

Not so, once you're over cheese unity the cheese flows like water.

leds@feddit.dk · 7 pts · 22h

Had to look it up, about 40 lbs per year per person https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/113732

kat_angstrom@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d

It's true, a much smaller number than most of us expected.

samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 23h

Yes, they were exaggerating for comedic effect. It's actually WAY more than that.

dektep@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d

no it’s true

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 22h

yeah who are these vegans they're interviewing

antianarchist@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1d
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PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 1d (3 replies)

Every ...day? I'm seriously slacking on my cheese intake!

FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1d

Dont worry, I'm covering your slack

TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 22h (1 reply)

The average human eats like 3 pounds of food a day iirc. If even a pound of that was cheese you'd probably die within two weeks. I don't get the joke in this post.

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 21h

9point6@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Jean-Luc Fromage is a fantastic name for a parody account

I hope this isn't a planetary alignment situation

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d

From'unda cheese?!

Tattorack@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 20h (1 reply)

"Jean-Luc Fromage". That guy would know about cheese, for sure.

kamen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 8h

Where's the accent circonflexe?

wjrii@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1d (1 reply)

anon_8675309@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 20h (3 replies)

90 lbs a day.

I call bullshit.

Exatron@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 18h (1 reply)

It's an average. That means there's at least one American out there eating more, possibly far more, than 90 lbs of cheese a day.

finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 17h

Fromage georg out here eating 10,000 lbs of cheese a day, skewing the average

A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 20h

Man I wish I could afford to have 90lbs a cheese of day.

I'd finally experience happiness, both by having immense amounts of cheese, and from dying from eating immense amounts of cheese.

banazir@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 1d (1 reply)

I hate to say it, but the French are right on this one. I feel dirty. Hold me.

HeHoXa@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 1d

Chut. C'est bon, mon chéri. Je suis là pour toi.

Jimbabwe@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1d (12 replies)

Don’t forget your 8 glasses of gravy per day! All part of a balanced American diet

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1d

Start your day right!

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1d (10 replies)

And it’s gotta be that weird white “gravy”. WTF even is that shit? Is it just hot ranch dressing? 🤢

BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 1d (5 replies)

White gravy is basically just roux with pepper. You use the rendered fat (plus some butter) from the meat you're cooking, add some flour, let it cook for a bit and then pour some milk in. Salt and pepper to taste, there ya go, white gravy

wjrii@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d

If you're my mom or grandma, you use the crisco tub in the fridge full of used bacon grease, cooking oil, butter, margarine, and yes, even some crisco, and you make it with that.

I didn't know what I was fed for my entire childhood was nominally a "white" gravy until well into adulthood.

It was pretty good though, NGL.

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d

That's the fancy way. I make mine with cornstarch.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d (2 replies)

White sauce? The one you pour over asparagus?

And they eat that in the morning müsli? 🤢

BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 22h (1 reply)

I think we're talking about different things, asparagus isn't usually topped with sauce in the US so I'm not sure what you're referring to. And cereals are usually eaten with milk

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 22h

I think it's Bechamel sauce?

exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1d (3 replies)

American white gravy is just bechamel/besciamella with lots of black pepper.

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Isn't bechamel usually made with butter? White gravy uses the rendered fat of sausage or bacon so it has that smoky savory flavor

exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 23h

Isn't bechamel usually made with butter?

Yes, but so is white gravy, usually. The white gravy served with fried foods (like fried chicken, chicken fried steak) tend to be made with butter, but the white gravy served at breakfast (like sausage gravy on biscuits) tends to use excess sausage fat.

But if you go and make bechamel with a roux made from rendered animal fat instead of butter, it would still be a bechamel.

lemmyman@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1d

White gravy = puke

Bechamel = chef's kiss

Hawanja@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 18h (3 replies)

Did you eat your 90 lbs of cheese today? Gotta do your patriotic duty.

musubibreakfast@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 16h

I shoved a couple of blocks down my throat during the national anthem. For lunch I microwaved a couple of blocks and added them to my coffee. My remaining blocks I'll probably have in a smoothie.

Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3h

bhamlin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 10h

Eat a verification Babybel

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 16 pts · 1d (4 replies)

Oh, you're French, Jean-Luc? No shit.

13igtyme@startrek.website · 9 pts · 1d (2 replies)

Does he have a British accent?

hansolo@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Oi, mate, sure as, I'm fuckin' Jean Luke, 'ere. 'ave a bit of cheddar on ye for the lads?

wizzor@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 23h

I have a feeling they meant the posh kind.

Rusty@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 23h

And based on his name he knows a lot about cheese.

TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 20h (7 replies)

Is this a photo where the cheese wears camouflage or something? I'm trying really hard.

It's very hard to say this, it really pains me, but... Here it goes... I agree with the French guy.

(I'm Dutch)

TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 19h (3 replies)

It's Semtex.
They found it during a raid.

TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 19h (2 replies)

Ah makes sense, thanks!

Is that guy who replied really French though.... xD holy shit, he looks more French than France. His surname is even fromage.

axx@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 4h (1 reply)

Uh, that's a parody account.

TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 45m

Yeah I got that

Tattorack@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20h (1 reply)

Ja, maar, Dan heeft Nederland ook wereld beroende kaas, toch?

TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 19h

Ja, flinke export ook, maar smaakt niet zo goed als in Nederland. Niet te vergelijken. Gouda bijvoorbeeld. Lekker in Nederland, plastic in buitenland.

rumba@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 10h

Can you imagine how much it would cost if was actually real cheese? That's like 40% water by volume.

TheArtfulLlama@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Not sure this should be on a shitpost sub. If I’m eating that much cheese a day, I’m not doing anything close to shitting for a good few weeks

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1d

You had me in the first half, ngl

I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 22h (17 replies)

You know what? Unpopular opinion time.

Cheddar is a god-tier cheese and puts European cheese to shame.

It can be made sharp or mild, hard or creamy, white or yellow,. It easily melts in a perfect way. It keeps incredibly well. Pairs well with almost everything. It can be improved by aging or smoking (and holy shit if you have not tried a good smoked cheddar you are missing out on life).

You can take any fancy, high-end cheese and there is some variant of cheddar that can go toe-to-toe with it.

The only reason it's snubbed as common and low-quality is because it's cheap and used so ubiquitously. But the reason for that is because, again, cheddar is a god-tier cheese.

And yes, I know cheddar was first created in England, but the US is responsible for industrializing and popularizing it.

Ozymandias88@feddit.uk · 26 pts · 19h

Dude, cheddar cheese was popularised by Henry II. The U.S. didn't even exist then

Jax@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 19h (1 reply)

Monterey Jack ain't nothin' to scoff at either

vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 19h

Also Colby Jack my beloved. Seriously if you hand me a burger with anything else you're waking up with your own foot shoved up thine ass.

TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 22h

People don't like cheddar? There's like five cheeses I would say anything bad about. Cheddar is nowhere near that list.

CptOblivius@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 22h

Sharp and aged cheddar is amazing. I've tried cheese from all over and it does compete. Still my go to and Ive had a decent variety in my day.

Chee_Koala@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 19h (2 replies)

Maybe I haven't found the right one, but the cheap cheddar here is like 'fantasy cheese' or 'cheese product' or whatever you want to call it, and the expense cheddar is more expensive then a range of local cheeses with similar or better characteristics, while the local alternatives are often cheaper. If locally it can fill your needs then power to you. As long as we can all enjoy our cheese in high quality and relative peace, everyone is winning. But in my locality it feels like I'm overpaying for underperformance.

Grilled some gruyere on toast tonight for a nice onion soup. Just telling you so you know you can trust I love cheese.

Hawanja@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 18h (1 reply)

Yeah but cheese-like product is fucking good and tastes awesome on a cheese burger while Venezuelan Beaver Cheese or whatever the fuck they eat in France is nasty.

Hoimo@ani.social · 4 pts · 16h

Have you ever tried a blue cheeseburger though?

ThePyroPython@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 16h (3 replies)

That industrial polymeriszed milk sold in the US we see over here in England as "American Cheese" is barely considered food stuff let alone cheddar.

Propper cheddar from England that's actually made for human consumption (not the cheap stuff or even the big brands sold here) will win over industrialised cheese in a one-on-one taste test hands down every single time.

Propper cheddar is on the same tier as other European cheeses and are chosen as the centre piece of a meal course because of the distinct flavours and textures.

However, the industrial "cheese" the US makes is perfect as an ingredient or topping in US fast food cuisine; it adds a cheese flavour and texture without trying to compete with the other flavours.

Hence why cheese singles or the European alternative of a thin slice of Edam are perfect for steam-melting on top of a burger.

I am fully willing to change my stance on this but I'll need convincing, if I find myself in the US where should I look for the best cheeses from the different varieties of available in the US?

cabb@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 15h (1 reply)

It sounds like you're describing your hate for American Cheese not Cheddar cheese which is different, even in America.

ThePyroPython@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 8h

Quite possibly, but from what I've seen via American media including cooking shows blocks of their cheddar still look like it has the same plasticy texture.

Like I said, I'm eager to be proven wrong, what are some genuinely good American cheddar producers?

Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 11h

I bet you have an air tight hobby coffin you hang out in so you can breathe your own farts all day.

LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 20h (4 replies)

This is how I feel about American cheese, but the real stuff. Not the crap Kraft sells (other than their deli style slices).

A slice of real American cheese melted on anything is amazing!

cattywampas@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 19h (3 replies)

American cheese is just cheese mixed with milk and an emulsifier like citric acid. It's as much cheese as sausage is meat.

LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 19h (2 replies)

Yep, that’s real American cheese! Best cheese for sandwiches and grilled cheese.

mirshafie@europe.pub · 0 pts · 17h (1 reply)

No it really isn't, what the actual fuck.

Try some high-fat (38%+) cheese on a grilled cheese sandwich some time. You'll get a real cheese with this new thing called "flavor", that also doesn't melt in the first 4 seconds that the bread is being toasted, and once it is melted it will fuse with the bread and make you forget all about Jessica.

LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com · 0 pts · 17h

Nah, I like real American cheese. It’s not really a grilled cheese without American cheese.

Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 22h (1 reply)

Even Mr Creosote could not eat 90lb of cheese a day.

captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 19h

He only orders a pound of fudge.

TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 16h

ITT: people passing off a lot of opinion as fact.

cattywampas@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 19h

That ain't nowhere near 90 pounds of cheese

crazycraw@crazypeople.online · 6 pts · 1d (1 reply)

all crammed into a single cheetoh..

WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 1d

If only they had anywhere near that much nutritional value.

sunbytes@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 7h

It's technically art supplies

"Modelling dairy"

boobookittyfrick@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 22h

Uranus_Hz@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 11h

Born and brewed in Wisconsin and a) I see a lot of cheese and b) not even we eat 90 pounds a day.

80, tops.

OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3h

These comments are blowing my mind. Are people just pretending that this isn’t a humorous post?

No, Americans do not eat 90 lbs per day. She was making a joke.

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d

I could easily do a pound a day without thinking.

That's why I stopped buying cheese. The only thing I buy is 1 pound of grated Kraft cheese-analog per week.

ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 23h (5 replies)

What kind of cheese is that? The yellow one looks like gouda.

Cort@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 23h (2 replies)

Yellow is most likely cheddar, and white is either Monterey Jack or mozzarella, but doesn't look flopsy enough to be mozzarella

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 5 pts · 22h (1 reply)

I used to work at a cheese plant; mozarella ain't that floppy when its a 40lb block fresh off the line. It also does not taste like much at that point; but it makes your teeth squeak.

Cort@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 22h

That's a fair point, I was thinking of the mozzarella in oil or other liquid which probably makes it less rigid

Zoomboingding@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19h

To me, those all look like cheddar, maybe cheddar and monterey jack

Tommelot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 22h

Fuck you for implying the Dutch had anything to do with that abomination!

Polisheocket@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 14h

Kinda funny how this goes, I’d like to see someone eat that much cheese and hopefully doesn’t die in a day

RBWells@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 21h

Le fromage americain?

I am mostly sort of a cheese snob but just this morning had Cuban cheese toast - Cuban bread with white american cheese - not swiss - and butter, pressed in the sandwich press. Such nostalgic food for me and utterly delicious, utterly without nutrition. Has it with a big ol' cafe con leche. Bliss.

hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 21h

What's that?
A tyromancy starter kit?

Pacattack57@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 11h

This is like $1000 of cheese

SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 20h

Scare blue.

Greymattertripp@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 8h
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roserose56@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 22h

Roasted!

binarytobis@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 17h
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