On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 08:51:59 -0600, notbob > wrote:

>On 7/8/2018 6:10 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> A gripe of mine. Some lazy recipes call for 'Mexican Cheese.' I
>> figure if they really wanted Mexican cheese they would call out which
>> one they want. I mean, for a start there are different textures,
>> taste and melting properties in different Mexican cheese. The
>> recipes I see do not say 'Mexican Cheese Blend.' What do you use
>> when Mexican cheese is called for? I generally use Pepper Jack. Am I
>> missing something? Is there a cheese that is universally called
>> Mexican cheese?
>
>As a fan of World cheeses, I'm not a big fan of "Mexican cheese". I
>think they all taste pretty much alike. I usta live around the corner
>from a Mexican fruit stand. I bought all their cheeses .....once! The
>Mexicans didn't even bother to copy Cabrales, the classic Spanish blue
>cheese.
>
>Pepper Jack is NOT a Mexican cheese. It's basically Monteray Jack
>loaded with hot peppers and MJ is definitely a US cheese.
>
>You can buy shredded Mexican Cheese blends.
>
>https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...sl_c3jnz6cay_e
>
>****OR****
>
>https://tinyurl.com/ydex55jr
>
>
>I figure they can blend 'em together cuz, like I sed, to me, they all
>taste the same. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
>
>nb

I confess that any US recipe that calls for "Mexican cheese" is
imprecise to say the least, but does, perhaps, reference what is
identified as "Mexican Cheese blend" in US stores.

Nevertheless, a quick primer about the real thing is at the link
below.

https://www.epicurious.com/holidays-...heeses-article