Articles & Trends
January/February 2010
Performance Cheese Makes Any Bowl Super
With football fanaticism reaching its peak, rally your menu around the classic game-day favorite—cheese. A must-have over nachos and in dips, cheese is the mascot every sports fan is rooting for.
When it comes to creating a dish with cheese, the first question is what kind of cheese do you need? Natural cheese or performance cheese? While these cheeses are both delicious, their ideal applications are on opposite sides of the stadium.
Natural cheese is the best choice for cold menu applications like sandwiches, salads, cheese platters and finger foods. They are also preferable when a specific cheese flavor like cheddar, Swiss, Monterrey jack or parmesan is the culinary objective. LAND O LAKES® Natural Cheeses are available in a variety of convenient forms to meet the diverse needs of operators, including slices, shreds, blocks, prints and single-serve portions.
However, during football playoffs, you’ll likely be featuring sharable appetizers like queso and chips. For hot and melted applications like this, LAND O LAKES® Performance Cheeses are the better choice.
LAND O LAKES® Performance Cheeses gives you optimal melting performance and versatility with buttery flavor notes and a smoother texture. Made from natural cheddar cheese and real milk, LAND O LAKES® Performance Cheeses melt fast and offer superior hot-hold stability to maintain appearance, texture and taste for hours.
Team up this Chili Con Queso recipe with fresh-made tortilla chips for a fan-hearty, shareable appetizer!