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

Yes, I know that pepper jack is Monterey jack with peppers mixed in.
I happen to like it and the bite and I always have it around as one of
the many cheeses I keep on hand. My question had to do with if there
was a cheese that everyone knew was 'the' Mexican cheese to use in
such dishes. As I suspected, it is a lazy way for a recipe writer who
knows nothing about cheese to fill in a blank spot on a recipe card.
BTW, I like the different Mexican cheeses. They are very flavorful.
Janet US