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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Add the sour cream or yogurt, cheddar cheese, butter, horseradish, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper to the bowl.
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Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Fieri recalls ordering the Peacemaker — a fried shrimp and oyster po-boy with bacon, cheddar cheese — during the 2010 episode of Triple D.
Mahony's is just one of the many local eateries coming together to offer food at Fieri's free pre-game Super Bowl party.
—Ana Calderone, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Heber Valley Cascade aged raw milk cheddar was recalled on December 7, after a potential contamination with E.coli.
—Theo Burman, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Its homemade chili and veggie chili comes with cheddar and onions.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Fieri recalls ordering the Peacemaker — a fried shrimp and oyster po-boy with bacon, cheddar cheese — during the 2010 episode of Triple D.
Mahony's is just one of the many local eateries coming together to offer food at Fieri's free pre-game Super Bowl party.
—Ana Calderone, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Heber Valley Cascade aged raw milk cheddar was recalled on December 7, after a potential contamination with E.coli.
—Theo Burman, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Its homemade chili and veggie chili comes with cheddar and onions.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Cheddar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheddar. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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named for Cheddar, village in England where the cheese was first made
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