For me, it’s “queso”. 🧀

  • Dave@lemmy.nz
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    9 days ago

    In NZ English… “Cheese”. Though we do have a term “tasty” for a 12-18 month aged cheddar cheese that I don’t think is commonly used elsewhere. At the supermarket you’re likely to see “mild” or “tasty” not “cheddar”.

    In Māori, “tīhi”. It’s a transliteration of “cheese” into a language that has neither a “ch” nor a “s” sound.

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      9 days ago

      So it’s labelled “tasty cheese”?

      That suggests that you can only buy cheddar there. No other types of cheese.

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        9 days ago

        Other types of cheese are available, it’s just that cheddar is not clearly labeled as such since it’s kind of the “default”.

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        Photo of front of cheese showing it labelled as "tasty" with Cheddar not mentioned