American cheese vs La Vache qui Rit
American cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Processed
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- United States
American cheese, in the sense used in the United States, is a processed cheese, usually built on cheddar, Colby, or similar young cheeses. Emulsifying salts make it melt in an even sheet.
La Vache qui Rit
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Processed
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- France
La Vache qui Rit is a French brand of processed cow's milk cheese, known in English as The Laughing Cow. The usual piece is a soft triangular wedge, wrapped in foil and packed in a round box. The picture on the box is a laughing cow with earrings, and that mark is how shoppers recognize the brand. The cheese is mild, creamy, and salted for spreading. It is a manufactured product, not a farmhouse wheel from one region of France.