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Article: Brie Versus Velveeta, the Sequel; Cheese Recipes for the Fans of Both
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- The Washington Post
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- February 25, 1998
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And so, once more, we are divided. Not by race this time, or
by sex, or even income. This time it's by cheese.
As we read on the front page of this paper last Tuesday,
American Demographics magazine reports in this month's issue that
the Washington area is generally split in half, with the Brie belt
fanning out from west and north of the District and the Velveeta
loyalists dominating the District itself and good portions of Prince
George's County to the east and south. And, as staff writer D'Vera
Cohn reported, that cheesy divide corresponds with other
differences many of us recognize and feel.
But food, especially party food, can also bring people
together. So we headed for the ...