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Article: Cheese Goes West, Gains Fame as Monterey Jack
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- March 3, 2004
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By JOAN BRUNSKILL
the Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Pause to consider that there are indeed classic
cheeses besides Gruyere, Roquefort, Stilton and other European
aristocrats, often named for their remote place of origin.
Count Monterey Jack among the classics, too -- but one with a
distinctive homegrown character: a genuine American cheese, flavored
with national tradition, from an immigrant beginning. It's an
accessible, popular cheese, munched by the millions and named for a
rugged individual.
So here's the story behind the name.