Is your cheese sharp or old?
I admit describing something as "old" is not all that appealing- but when you see it together with its counterpart french word "fort", you get Old Fort. I may be the only one, but this just stirs up images of the beginnings of Canada and gives a sense of history to a cheddar from Canada. It just sounds right and seems to make it sound like that Old Cheddar belongs here! I want my Old Fort! (As a side note, I pronounce it as 'Old-Four'.)
Nowadays, when I look for Cheddar in the USA. I see the usual Mild, Medium and then I get a new option - Sharp! Where did this come from? Is it really a sharp flavour? Or does it make you feel like a winner? Really, without any aged cheddar, there is no flavour. So I would want to know it is old. And no flavour brings me to my next crazy discovery - yes, something called American Cheese!
