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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This recipe contains eggs, fat-free milk, cheddar cheese, turkey sausage, vegetables of your choice, oil, and spices.
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Per the restaurant's website, entrees range between about $13 (The District Sando, made with prosciutto, truffle aioli, white cheddar cheese and Togarashi) to $115 (Tomahawk ribeye steak).Gannons Nashville also ranked No. 12 on the list.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
The ingredients for this broccoli cheddar soup are readily available at your local grocery store.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
Three cheeses from three different suppliers were stolen: Hafod Welsh organic cheddar, Westcombe cheddar and Pitchfork cheddar.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Per the restaurant's website, entrees range between about $13 (The District Sando, made with prosciutto, truffle aioli, white cheddar cheese and Togarashi) to $115 (Tomahawk ribeye steak).Gannons Nashville also ranked No. 12 on the list.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
The ingredients for this broccoli cheddar soup are readily available at your local grocery store.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
Three cheeses from three different suppliers were stolen: Hafod Welsh organic cheddar, Westcombe cheddar and Pitchfork cheddar.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Cheddar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheddar. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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named for Cheddar, village in England where the cheese was first made
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