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processed cheese
or process cheese
noun
- a mass-produced product made of one or more types of cheeses that have been heated and mixed with emulsifiers, colorings, flavorings, etc., primarily to retard spoilage and enhance spreadability at reduced cost.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of processed cheese1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
The growing American influence over French cooking has turned Paris into a city of bad baguettes and processed cheese.
From The Daily Beast
The cheese spread or "food" and its cousin, the processed cheese, are handy, cheap and nasty.
From Project Gutenberg
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