And it's on the rise.
It's cheese.
It's currently estimated that each American eats an average of 23 pounds of cheese per year, though in my house, I feel that's an under representation (hey, I'm Californian by birth, which means cheese and wine at as many meals as you can during the day). It's even my daughter's favorite food and she demands every time she enters the kitchen.
Now, this is in contrast to the rest of the world, even Europe. In fact, it's a common belief in Europe that Americans put cheese on everything...and that makes it "American".
Well, think about the common foods in American and what don't we put cheese on?
Salads- nope, there's cheese in every salad bar I've ever been to.
Steak- nope, restaurants offer swiss on steak.
Mexican (of any kind)- cheese, cheese, cheese
Italian (of any kind) - cheese, cheese, cheese
Hot dogs- cheese
Omelets- cheese
Scrambled eggs- cheese (if you haven't tried it- use a low-moisture, potent flavored cheese)
Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeee
It's American.
So, why is it that the traditional Thanksgiving meal is completely without cheese OF ANY KIND?
Turkey- no cheese
Potatoes- no cheese
Cranberries- no cheese
Stuffing- no cheese
Green Bean Casserole (unfortunate as it might be- it's a tradition)- no cheese
Pumpkin pie- no cheese
How can we live with ourselves?! A meal without the curd of life!?! How did this happen? Because, let's face it, those settlers would have had some moldy-old cheese that they brought along on the ships because it keeps.
Where's the cheese, people!?!
I'll just go sulk in the corner now.
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