The Gooey History of Velveeta

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  • Weird History Food is getting cheesy, covering the history of Velveeta. Everyone's favorite party dip for tortilla chips has a longer history than one would expect. Coming from the dairy mind of Emil Frey, Velveeta has changed a lot over the years. How much? Well, take a dip into this video and find out. Chips are not required during the viewing of Velveeta, but a bib might be a good choice.
    #velveeta #foodhistory #weirdhistoryfood
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  • @bradley163
    @bradley163 ปีที่แล้ว +732

    What a wild ride Velveeta had. We need to demand a comeback of the original recipe!

    • @comettamer
      @comettamer ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Agreed

    • @bamacopeland4372
      @bamacopeland4372 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Facts

    • @link0612
      @link0612 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Just order some sodium citrate and add to your favorite puddle of assorted mild German/swiss cheeses

    • @jasonflay8818
      @jasonflay8818 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      They could market it as 'Premium' Velveeta, charge a few extra bucks, or, give it a 'fancy' name and sell it at higher end grocery stores like Trader Joe's and slap even more to the price tag. Wealthy sorts would suck that up, especially those that came from humble roots and grew up with Valveeta, this would be a nouveau riche staple. I could see haute cuisine restaurants taking it and making high scale versions of Valveeta staple dishes. In short it would be a boom for Kraft to do it.

    • @ccggenius
      @ccggenius ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's my understanding that that's what most of the stuff in America's cheese caves is, because it's cheaply made and keeps long.

  • @maenad1231
    @maenad1231 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    I’m so proud of my country for allowing me to honestly say that we had a black market for Velveeta cheese

    • @beatrute2677
      @beatrute2677 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol

    • @dsol03
      @dsol03 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was gonna like this comment, but your thumbs up count is at 69, so I’ll just agree via comment

    • @DBAllen
      @DBAllen ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Back in the early sixties my dad and uncle were margarine bootleggers.

    • @jchow5966
      @jchow5966 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @maenad1231
      @maenad1231 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DBAllen
      Did the margarine have trans fats?
      If yes the shit they were dealing was more dangerous than a lot of controlled substance lol

  • @SimuLord
    @SimuLord ปีที่แล้ว +173

    It speaks volumes about the depths of my childhood poverty that as a child I believed Velveeta to be "fancy".

    • @ChrisEllorris
      @ChrisEllorris ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Velveeta is SO expensive!! It may not actually be fancy but it's certainly priced like it is.

    • @societyisboring
      @societyisboring 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's expensive because it's still a large block of cheese

    • @CntrazZombie4
      @CntrazZombie4 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@societyisboring I've bought cheaper actual cheeses of the same weight as Velveeta for less.

    • @wadeintonature2975
      @wadeintonature2975 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Government cheese the off brand Velveeta.

  • @whatjake7898
    @whatjake7898 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    I love Velveeta! However, I would love to taste the original recipe. Such a shame it’s not still around.

    • @LindseyLouWho
      @LindseyLouWho ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I'd love to see if Max Miller (Tasting History) could get his hands on a semblance of the original recipe! It'd be fun to see him make cheese!

    • @russianboss0378
      @russianboss0378 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@LindseyLouWho I was thinking the same thing!

    • @nadas9395
      @nadas9395 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      You can order sodium citrate online. Then melt down some swiss, add the acid, and voila

    • @the406seadonkey6
      @the406seadonkey6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@nadas9395 Maybe throw in some of the liquid from cottage cheese for whey. That may be the missing ingredient on top of your idea.

    • @wcg66
      @wcg66 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nadas9395 that’s exactly what I did. You can use decent cheese and a little bit of sodium citrate, boom, smooth melty cheese.

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Another suggestion: Orville Redenbacher, the man who practically reinvented pop corn.

    • @RedRoseSeptember22
      @RedRoseSeptember22 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best popcorn around ^_^

    • @SimuLord
      @SimuLord ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Second-greatest man in the history of Indiana, and then only because Redenbacher never dropped eight points in nine seconds on the Knicks.

    • @mawlinzebra
      @mawlinzebra ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Popcorns been around before actual corn

    • @maxxdahl6062
      @maxxdahl6062 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mawlinzebra Thus the "re" in "reinvented"

    • @warrenbuffet2848
      @warrenbuffet2848 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      its awesome that you can get popcorn with butter taste right out of the microwavs in the us.
      in Germany they only sell sweet popcorn or if with salt than without the butter

  • @maenad1231
    @maenad1231 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Thanks again for making this side channel. I love learning the history of food for some reason. 😅

    • @pretendtobenormal8064
      @pretendtobenormal8064 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's interesting that you think of Velveeta as food... 🤣

    • @maenad1231
      @maenad1231 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pretendtobenormal8064
      Frankenfood is food to 🤷‍♀️

    • @1234KeithB
      @1234KeithB ปีที่แล้ว

      While it’s interesting and entertaining keep in mind a lot of what this channel tells is straight up lies to fit the mainstream narrative

  • @TechBearSeattle
    @TechBearSeattle ปีที่แล้ว +39

    There are a number of recipes floating around on how to make your own custom processed cheese with your favorites, like cheddar and gruyere. These use either gelatin or sodium citrate (frequently available in the grocery spice aisle.) This will melt just as smoothly as Velveeta, and actually contain real cheese.

    • @Someone-kg8qf
      @Someone-kg8qf ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I've made it with gelatin and it worked surprisingly well. I kind of want to get my hands on some sodium citrate...I can get 2 lbs of cheddar for less than 2 lbs of Velveeta.

    • @RaisonLychi
      @RaisonLychi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So sodium citrate is what I needed. 🤔 Good to know

    • @JohnDlugosz
      @JohnDlugosz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RaisonLychi There are a few different ones, with some variation in exactly how they work and how salty they taste.

  • @josephgaviota
    @josephgaviota ปีที่แล้ว +44

    As a kid, when we had grilled cheese sandwiches, it was _always_ Velveeta cheese. I can remember my grandmother saying "oh, the kids won't like 'cheese slices,' they're too sharp."
    Imagine thinking a "Kraft Single" is _too sharp!_ ??
    Thank you granny, many a nice grilled cheese with tomato soup was had by us youngin's.

    • @maddib1723
      @maddib1723 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pregnant lady here.. this comment helped me find what I've been craving for the last 3 days 😂 thankyou

    • @societyisboring
      @societyisboring 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm a kraft single kind of guy for grilled cheese. But I make Qeuso with Velveeta

  • @wylanvallotton4462
    @wylanvallotton4462 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My kids' mum is the biggest Velveeta fan I've ever known. I'm sending her this video.

  • @ElizabethLilja
    @ElizabethLilja ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I remember reading stories about the Velveeta "shortage". Then I walked into a massive retail store and saw large displays of it. I imagined it was just a marketing scheme to sell more and there wasn't really a shortage.

    • @ThePieMaster219
      @ThePieMaster219 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's been a while since I was in America but I do remember hearing around late last year that there was a shortage of cream cheese- And really everyone was just going "No it isn't a thing". Probably the same thing.

    • @SimuLord
      @SimuLord ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@ThePieMaster219 My local Safeway stands as testament to shortages being very real in America right now...it looks like a Soviet grocery store in Gorbachev's time.

    • @Taksamajoah
      @Taksamajoah ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThePieMaster219 no, there was a cream cheese shortage (among other things) and that’s because of Biden.

    • @bruhice6058
      @bruhice6058 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ThePieMaster219 cream cheese shortage was real

    • @GothGuy885
      @GothGuy885 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      kind of like the false gas shortage of the 1970's

  • @bamacopeland4372
    @bamacopeland4372 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    We need to start a petition for them to bring back the original Velveeta recipe

    • @DMTforYourScreen
      @DMTforYourScreen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why isnt it already a thing

    • @AnnaPaul56
      @AnnaPaul56 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@DMTforYourScreen because it is cheaper to produce a product full of fillers and artificial stuff, than what I bet it tasted like in the beginning, so very good, that’s why they bought it and why they changed the recipe.

    • @DBAllen
      @DBAllen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DMTforYourScreen Welcome to America. We love our f--king country and our country loves f--king us.

  • @solanaceae2069
    @solanaceae2069 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Cheese and whiskey: two elements that make life possible

  • @zach7193
    @zach7193 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Remember hearing the commercial of the product with the old lady shouting Velveeta. It was funny. Great content as ever from Weird History Food.

  • @dannyfrog
    @dannyfrog ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Half a block of Velveeta and a can of spicy Rotel makes a great queso. There. I said it.

    • @ccggenius
      @ccggenius ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, but does the result look like Shub Niggurath, Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young? Because that's what Fox News' Dana Perino has convinced me queso is supposed to look like.

    • @scockery
      @scockery ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We used to call that fondue...probably some fondue fans recoiling at that.

    • @ccggenius
      @ccggenius ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@scockery Using canned tomatoes instead of red wine is a... bold choice.

    • @jhoughjr1
      @jhoughjr1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rites is hot shit

    • @Dan-sb2fb
      @Dan-sb2fb ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ccggenius bro what the fuck are you talking about

  • @unFILMEDtv
    @unFILMEDtv ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everyone saying they want to try the original, real cheese version… you can buy a bag of sodium citrate online for a few dollars and it will last you years. A tsp of it will allow you to make Velveeta consistency queso or mac and cheese with any real cheese you’d like and a small amount of milk, or even water. Great for fondue as well or even perfectly smooth Alfredo sauce from fresh grated Parmesan. Crazy thing is, my grocery store always has at least one brand of real cheese buy one get one free… by pound, it’s significantly cheaper than Velveeta now, as Velveeta has risen in price more than any food I’ve seen. 1 pound of Velveeta is now $6 at my store, whereas a pound of real cheese can be had for as little as $3.50 on sale. Pinch of sodium citrate and you’ll have better queso, cheaper.

  • @Melissa0774
    @Melissa0774 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    You'd think some other company that makes the premium items that are in the health food section of grocery stores, like Annie's, for example, would start making their own version of Velveeta, using the original recipe. I'd probably be so expensive, though, and Velveeta is already so expensive. The only way I could see that it would work is if they could somehow make it cheaper, but I don't see how that could be possible.

    • @fnjesusfreak
      @fnjesusfreak ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where there's a large cheesemaking presence (like NY, WI, VT) it might be possible.

    • @cruisinguy6024
      @cruisinguy6024 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Velveta and “American Cheese” are trash processed products. The people that buy premium items tend to buy actual cheese not “processed cheese product”

    • @Someone-kg8qf
      @Someone-kg8qf ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My bestie loves Velveeta shells n cheese but, surprisingly enough, she also really likes the regular Annies mac n cheese products. They do have their own version of "deluxe" mac n cheese with the liquid pouch of their version of Velveeta.

    • @louisc.gasper7588
      @louisc.gasper7588 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It would not be that expensive. To emulsify a pound of cheese requires perhaps fifty cents worth of sodium citrate. In industrial quantities the cost is about eight cents a pound. No, I think there are likely other reasons why Kraft is making Velveeta the way it does.

    • @Someone-kg8qf
      @Someone-kg8qf ปีที่แล้ว

      @@louisc.gasper7588 It is literally less expensive to make my own (as long as I buy store brand cheddar) lol Even with a dollars worth of sodium citrate added.

  • @SoapinTrucker
    @SoapinTrucker ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Hi folks! I took the liberty of compiling by hand, in verbatim, ingredients listed on the actual boxes
    from the following time frames, you can see how it changed!
    1940's Velveeta
    "Velveeta is a dairy product composed of process american cheese
    pasteurized with added condensed whey, skim milk solids, and
    cream. It contains 44% of moisture and 23% of butterfat. The
    condensed whey adds to the product milk sugar and milk minerals
    lost in the making of american cheese."
    50's/60's VELVEETA "pasteurized process cheese food"
    "American Cheese, condensed whey, nonfat dry milk solids, water,
    cream, sodium phosphate, salt, artificial color. Moisture 44%,
    Milkfat 23%"
    70's Velveeta
    "American and swiss cheese, condensed whey, water, nonfat dry
    milk, sodium phosphate, cream, salt, artificial color. Moisture 46%,
    milkfat 20%"
    80's Velveeta
    "Natural Cheese (American [cheddar(milk, cheese culture, salt,
    enzymes) and Colby]), water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein
    concentrate, skim milk, milkfat, salt, annatto and apocarotenal
    (color)"
    2022 Velveeta
    "skim milk, milk, canola oil, milk protein concentrate, sodium
    phosphate, contains less than 2% of modified food starch, whey
    protein concentrate, maltodextrin, whey, salt, calcium phosphate,
    lactic acid, sorbic acid as a preservative, milkfat, sodium alginate,
    sodium citrate, enzymes, apocarotenal and annatto (color), cheese
    culture, vitamin a palmitate"

    • @DawnDavidson
      @DawnDavidson ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wow. That explains why the stuff I ate in the 70’s and 80’s wasn’t so bad. It was much closer to actual cheese!

    • @B.H.56
      @B.H.56 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you for your service.

    • @johnd6487
      @johnd6487 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had only ever heard of this stuff on American sitcoms, and from the mucking about on Frasier I had actually assumed it was some brand of biscuits, but I was thinking it sounded a little like the processed cheese slices that are sold mostly for making McDonalds style burgers at home.. anyways, quick look on Sainsburys website, and their own brand processed cheese slices have an ingredients list similar to the 50’s (60% cheese, a selection of chemicals and then various milk derivatives) while the Dairylea slices (made by Kraft, although they’re hiding under the name Mondelez these days) are more skimmed milk than cheese

  • @rheaswim3371
    @rheaswim3371 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I would LOVE to know the history behind canned meats like Vienna Sausages and Corned Beef Hash. They seem so odd yet delicious and I would love to know how long they've been around. Thank You! 😊

  • @RealBigBadJohn
    @RealBigBadJohn ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I would have LOVED to taste the original Velveeta. I've always hated what has been called Velveeta during my lifetime.

    • @TheGelasiaBlythe
      @TheGelasiaBlythe ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know. I'm so intrigued by the thought of the original.

    • @SevenHunnid
      @SevenHunnid ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s hispanic heritage month, im a young mexican from the hood that gets high on my TH-cam channel & i do food vlogs😅

    • @Clay3613
      @Clay3613 ปีที่แล้ว

      You hate meltable cheese?

    • @RealBigBadJohn
      @RealBigBadJohn ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Clay3613 -- Reading and comprehension should go hand in hand, but here it was lost on you.

    • @MrRezRising
      @MrRezRising ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know what it tastes like. I'm sure I've had it in dips and all, but I've never used it to cook with. Love me some Kraft American cheese though.

  • @joeypitts140
    @joeypitts140 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The writers and commentator for this series are comedic geniuses...

    • @SimuLord
      @SimuLord ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The presenter's accent reminds me a bit of Vin Scully...if Scully were in a particularly snarky mood, something he legendarily never was on Dodger broadcasts.

  • @artsfarmstudio6405
    @artsfarmstudio6405 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I lived in Monroe, NY and they take their Velveeta and Liederkranz very seriously. There's an annual Cheese Festival every year in the fall. Streets are closed off in the center of town, and it's a huge event. fun times :-)

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Suggestion: Tacos. Carnival and fair food. Barbecue. Microwave popcorn. Jiffy Pop popcorn. Ritz crackers. TV dinners.

  • @TheGelasiaBlythe
    @TheGelasiaBlythe ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I didn't grow up with Velveeta, so it's just okay to me. I have used it (sparingly) in recipes, but not by itself. I remember when the Velveeta version of boxed macaroni and cheese hit the shelves in our town, and my sister fell in love. It was okay, but I wanted more flavor. If I'm going to use it at all, I put a southwest salsa, refried black beans with lime, and Velveeta in a crock pot and melt it all into the world's ugliest - but tastiest - bean dip. I could probably use American cheese in it, in place of Velveeta, but Velveeta is convenient.

    • @DemHighTimes
      @DemHighTimes ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Add whole milk

    • @DirtySouthSOHK
      @DirtySouthSOHK ปีที่แล้ว

      Real cheese and evaporated milk

    • @GothGuy885
      @GothGuy885 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      there is a version of mac and cheese made with Cracker Barrel cheese, that will make your head explode, it is SOOO GOOD! but you can also buy the small blocks of the cheese by itself, its delicious but kinda pricey, at least for my budget as of late.

  • @deadfishparty
    @deadfishparty ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I love marketing. I mean, a corporation can buy out a company, strip out all the real ingredients, market the shit out of it, and make you nostalgic for something you never thought about.

  • @funnylittlecactus4672
    @funnylittlecactus4672 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It's funny you said that the shells taste better . When I was a kid my mom would sometimes get cartoon shaped Kraft macaroni and cheese. I was convinced that the shapes tasted better than the regular elbow macaroni shape lol. I was at the store with my 6 year old and he wanted the single serving mac and cheese so I said get the unicorn shaped ones because the shapes always taste better. When we got home he wanted some and sure enough he said you're right they do taste better. I know Velveeta is different, but it made me think of this. Your channel always brings back some kind of childhood memory for me.

    • @mgthestrange9098
      @mgthestrange9098 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well the Italians say different pasta shapes go with different sauces despite it being the same stuff so you might be on to something there. I don’t like the shells though, they remind me of insect grubs.

    • @funnylittlecactus4672
      @funnylittlecactus4672 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mgthestrange9098 Oh wow! I had no idea lol.

    • @brad3042
      @brad3042 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought this as a kid and even into my adult years. I prefer it with shapes and one of my low-key favorites is just Kraft shells with 3 cheese. It's a smarter serving than a box of Velveeta shells.

    • @rionthemagnificent2971
      @rionthemagnificent2971 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i remember when Franco-American had the sonic the hedgehog pasta back in the 90s.. i ate so much of that soggy tomato soup pasta as a 4 yr old.. i can't even stand the smell of spaghetti os / tomato soup without gagging.

    • @funnylittlecactus4672
      @funnylittlecactus4672 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rionthemagnificent2971 Lol!

  • @user2144
    @user2144 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I only eat what I find in my pockets.
    - David Letterman.

  • @comettamer
    @comettamer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Quite the roller coaster. I would quite enjoy a return to the original recipe.

  • @AskMiko
    @AskMiko ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I want the original recipe….STAT!

  • @cynthiablandford6213
    @cynthiablandford6213 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I can imagine that velveeta tasted a hell of a lot better when it was first produced!

  • @supertimerip
    @supertimerip ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love Velveeta especially Velveeta Mac n Cheese although it would be cool to try the OG recipe.

  • @BogattheMoon
    @BogattheMoon ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy the narrator's dry and lightly snarky delivery. Bravo sir.

  • @mattm4171
    @mattm4171 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I once knew someone who worked at a Kraft factory that produces Velveeta. He told me that Velveeta is basically made of the waste products/scraps from their other products combined with artificial flavors, colors and fillers. I’m almost glad it’s absurdly overpriced- keeps me from ever buying it. Because it is, admittedly, deliciously melty.

  • @HarambeTheHutt
    @HarambeTheHutt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That drink at the end is the literal stuff of my nightmares

  • @bluestrife28
    @bluestrife28 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Velveeta and rotel, still one of the best dips I’ve ever had! 👍👍

  • @NEEDCheese
    @NEEDCheese ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They should release the original recipe as a limited time offering

  • @tskmaster3837
    @tskmaster3837 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The narrator is an irresistible combination of Zap Brannigan and Kent Brockman, fantastic delivery.

  • @aledandrian
    @aledandrian ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Now I need to know where and how I can try something like the original Velveeta

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A+ video!
    Fascinating to see how much passionate people have been about it so long!

  • @ShallowApple22
    @ShallowApple22 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m a massive Weird History fan and only just found this sister channel today got to say I’ll be binge watching today

  • @rmalmeida1976
    @rmalmeida1976 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I sometimes crave cheese, but I've never had a craving for Velveeta. Really wonder what the original tasted like. Must have been outstanding.

    • @DirtySouthSOHK
      @DirtySouthSOHK ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd imagine it would be like a blend of baby swiss, cheddar, and evaporated milk. Creamy and nutty with a subtle sharpness to give it that "twang" 🤔😅

  • @williampalenik7306
    @williampalenik7306 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like Velveeta all though it would be nice to taste the original flavor it had back in the beginning, leave it to a big company to screw up the recipe

    • @ElizabethLilja
      @ElizabethLilja ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The recipe for Twinkies was changed as well after the company was sold. They aren't the same anymore.

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena ปีที่แล้ว +2

    SON GOKU: I thought you were named after a cheese?
    VEGETA: I was named after vegetables!

    • @DirtySouthSOHK
      @DirtySouthSOHK ปีที่แล้ว

      Piccolo: Are you sure you weren't named after an all-purpose seasoning?

  • @mtevilone
    @mtevilone ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We ate it a lot growing up. I haven’t bought it in decades. The last time I did, it was after I had not eaten any in years. It was not very good. Every once in a while I have thought about trying it again, but it has gotten expensive. I would love to try the original.

  • @williampalchak7574
    @williampalchak7574 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Velveeta was my "go to" bait for ice fishing in the '60s, '70s, '80s and early '90s. I tried to overlook the fact that it was a great dip with tortilla chips when mixed in s double boiler with a can of Rotel. Never got "skunked" when using Velveeta on the ice.

    • @BELCAN57
      @BELCAN57 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try adding some cooked sausage and onion. Mmmmmmmm!

    • @williampalchak7574
      @williampalchak7574 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BELCAN57 I think you missed the point.

    • @BELCAN57
      @BELCAN57 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's using it as bait. I use it as a dip. 😋

    • @williampalchak7574
      @williampalchak7574 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BELCAN57 missed it again.

    • @oftin_wong
      @oftin_wong ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I caught a fish on a sultana dipped in Vegemite ...nothing else on the boat lol

  • @LisaMadventure
    @LisaMadventure ปีที่แล้ว

    love this channel. you do a great job.

  • @nadas9395
    @nadas9395 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love cheesy puns

    • @angelface925
      @angelface925 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Especially the Gouda ones!

    • @maenad1231
      @maenad1231 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm grate-ful for funny cheese puns.

  • @cmiller415
    @cmiller415 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is no better Weird food/History commentator anywhere!!! 😂❤

  • @mgthestrange9098
    @mgthestrange9098 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    So Kraft bought a company then ruined it? Surprise surprise! They did the same with Cadbury’s, the chocolate just doesn’t taste the same now, it tastes cheap. They don’t even use Dairy Milk for crème eggs and Roses chocolates have naff wrappers that take up more space in the box, thus less chocolates. 🍬
    Edit: Also, I’m British and would kinda like to try Velveeta as I like trashy food. Cheese in a can too, a history of that could be interesting.

    • @warellis
      @warellis ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The video isn't quite correct. Kraft removed real cheeses from Velveeta in the 1980s, not the 1920s.
      I really do wish attempted educational videos like this did a bit more research or Wikipedia skimming.

    • @robinholland1136
      @robinholland1136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You took the words right out of my mouth! Not to mention that they closed production in the UK (despite assurances that this would not happen) and moved it to Poland, I think. As the man intimated, Kraft is not really a 'food' company: it's a revenue generator. And, as for the term 'American cheese' that many people here refer to, that's a perfect example of an oxymoron.

    • @DirtySouthSOHK
      @DirtySouthSOHK ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cadbury may as well be Hershey's nowadays. The chocolate is awful. I grew up eating German and Swiss chocolate even though I was in Texas. Lucky kid 😅

    • @Shawn666Hellion
      @Shawn666Hellion ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kraft ruins everything they buy out

    • @rand007
      @rand007 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kraft, Nabisco et al are make in Mexico. Don't buy the products.

  • @jackslake6169
    @jackslake6169 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dang, I really would have liked to have tried the original recipe

  • @aliceinmansonland448
    @aliceinmansonland448 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The original recipe with instructions would have been nice. It's fun to make your own snacks.

  • @stanhart705
    @stanhart705 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love It!!! The only cheeze for a grilled cheese sandwich!!!

  • @greendro6410
    @greendro6410 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Velveeta should bring back it's original recipe.

  • @CaliMeatWagon
    @CaliMeatWagon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't care what it's made of, or what we call it, it's delicious.
    And here is what I like to do:
    Velveeta and Shells
    New York Company Italian Style Sausage (casingless)
    Poblano Chiles
    Onions
    Jalapenos
    Brown the sausage, and in the diced veggie, cook til soft.
    Cook shells, add in Velveeta, and in sausage and veggie mix.
    Mac and Cheese+Ball Park Nachos+Cheeseburger

  • @Bonserak23
    @Bonserak23 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was wondering why it tasted different then when I was little lol

  • @Katharine888
    @Katharine888 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I tried making Welsh rarebit a while ago and was surprised when the cheese sauce reminded me of Velveeta. Unfortunately, I don't remember where I got the recipe. Regardless, Welsh rarebit is worth making if you like cheese.

  • @mysticalpineapple7263
    @mysticalpineapple7263 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this channel 🎉

  • @Momashark9601
    @Momashark9601 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My youngest son called Velveeta "cheesey pudding" 🤣🤣🤣 which if it manages to make into the house today he still refers to it as such! Gotta love kids innocent observations.

  • @christophejergales7852
    @christophejergales7852 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant fu--ing channel. Thank you, algorithm.
    SUBSCRIBED

  • @williamjones7163
    @williamjones7163 ปีที่แล้ว

    Growing up we didn't have a lot of money but our Macaroni and Cheese was always made with Velveeta Cheese, milk, butter, Creamettes Brand macaroni and baked in the oven. The lid was left off by the last 5 minutes to give by the top a chance to brown and crisp. I never had mac & cheese from a box until I was 15. I still love the Velveeta oven method best.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Used some valveeta the other day for my Queso nachos.

  • @KevinWindsor1971
    @KevinWindsor1971 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Provel cheese is made similar to the way Velveeta is made.. It uses a blend of Swiss, Cheddar, and Provolone mixed with sodium citrate, liquid smoke, and preservatives. It is popular in St Louis, at places like Imo's Pizza.

    • @SimuLord
      @SimuLord ปีที่แล้ว

      It is also a crime against humanity. There are many wonderful foods in St. Louis (whoever invented deep-fried "toasted" ravioli deserves a Nobel Prize), but Provel cheese is not one of them.

    • @marzsit9833
      @marzsit9833 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SimuLord i disagree, provel is one of the best processed cheeses, much better than velveeta. but, it was and is intended primarily for making pizza so it is flavored for that. don't know how it would work for mac and cheese...

  • @HisVirusness
    @HisVirusness ปีที่แล้ว +1

    (Customer walks into a cheese shop that had to return their inventory because of damaged product.)
    "...It's not much of a cheese shop really, is it?"

  • @nongthip
    @nongthip ปีที่แล้ว

    When I got my first well-paid job (Teamster Union wages) working summer graveyard shifts to pay for college, I used to crave the middle of the night lunch break. I made my lunches by day, with a big sandwich containing thin sliced meat and thick sliced Velveeta, and usually a Hostess apple or cherry pie. Being a young man of 19-20-21 and working my ass off each summer for 10-hour shifts in the dark of night, the lunch break was a little piece of heaven, and Velveeta (even if it's fake cheese synthetic goo) still has those memories somewhere in my brain.

  • @TerraKing
    @TerraKing 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cheese-us Christ, I had no clue that Velveeta had a crazy story. It’s even more crazier than Kraft.

  • @salemsloane5820
    @salemsloane5820 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aside from the fun content, something I really appreciate about this channel is that the narrator sounds like an actual adult male rather than a 15 year old boy

  • @jaimestewart8295
    @jaimestewart8295 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great way to name it!

  • @crlaf1978
    @crlaf1978 ปีที่แล้ว

    Proud resident of the dairy county that created many cheeses, including home of Neufchâtel, tyvm

  • @Turtletoots3
    @Turtletoots3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    It's odd knowing Velveeta wasn't always absolutely disgusting.

    • @zebrashark23
      @zebrashark23 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not disgusting! It's liquid gold!

    • @user-pm4ef8yu7w
      @user-pm4ef8yu7w ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In the 80’s it was delicious. I would make my twins, grilled cheese, using it. One sandwich at a time. Each got half a sandwich. While they were eating it, I was frying up another. Did this so they ate it warm and gooey. 👍🏻

    • @trustytrest
      @trustytrest ปีที่แล้ว +1

      try not to bash your head on any door frames, while you're up on your high horse

    • @user-pm4ef8yu7w
      @user-pm4ef8yu7w ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trustytrest Been naughty this year? Santa not heading, your way. 😳

  • @GizmoFromPizmo
    @GizmoFromPizmo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I almost bought Velveeta cheese today at the store but I didn't. Now I'm glad I didn't. Thank you.

  • @Louis-qi1gz
    @Louis-qi1gz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Back in the early 70s my mom and dad took our family on vacation in the summer before school started back up , I remember Mom would load up on Velveeta cheese blocks and we could have All we wanted All week long Man I'll never forget the taste of that melted gooey toasted sandwich ,, now I wouldn't even take a bite or that crappy stuff because now I only eat real Sharp cheese the real thing !

  • @Ellilvia
    @Ellilvia ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've never had Velveeta. And always wondered what it tasted like when I saw people making mac and cheese in movies and stuff.

  • @3frenchhens818
    @3frenchhens818 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The trouble with Velveeta is it's so slick you keep checking to be sure you didn't forget to take the plastic wrapper off.

  • @adamh1228
    @adamh1228 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always keep a brick of velveeta in the pantry! Used for the base of cheese sauces, grilled cheese sandwiches, etc. Also always have sodium citrate in case I need bonus emulsification. Mixed with other cheese, velveeta does a fantastic job of keeping everything together and happy in a sauce

  • @sunsetwolf1553
    @sunsetwolf1553 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I adore Velveeta Shells! 🙂🐺🔆🔆🐺 it taste so awesome!

  • @callicordova4066
    @callicordova4066 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember eating hunks of Velveeta as a kid. Haven't had it in decades, thank goodness.

  • @JoelMurphy77
    @JoelMurphy77 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was surprised when you said Velveeta was over a century old. I think a video listing various products "you might not know are over a century old" would be interesting.

  • @alexisgreen-hernandez8604
    @alexisgreen-hernandez8604 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love ❤ cheese 🧀 but I especially, love Velveeta 🧀 🫕cheese 🧀 on Nachos and Mac n Cheese even through I have not had some in quite a while. 😎 Thanks for sharing the history with us on you tube 🤣.

  • @d34dR0d3n7
    @d34dR0d3n7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never heard of this channel, but this was recommended as I sat down after putting a Velveeta-based chicken-spaghetti in the oven, so slightly afraid I'm being tracked, but also getting a kick lol.

  • @jovanweismiller7114
    @jovanweismiller7114 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We only eat cheese! No faux cheese Velveeta in this house!

  • @TheChampy2012
    @TheChampy2012 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love velveeta dip with the red n green chili's and hamburger meat. 😜 I love this narrator too! 💕👍🏻

  • @D-Z321
    @D-Z321 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fry’s mustache when he was 20 was legit and he looks like a modern day hipster.

  • @marcomlott9099
    @marcomlott9099 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was far more entertaining than it had any right to be.

  • @dbradford259
    @dbradford259 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Velveeta and Spam are great foods for different reasons.

    • @dbradford259
      @dbradford259 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      once a month eat if that though.

  • @monkeygraborange
    @monkeygraborange ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember once in college I wanted to make a mac and cheese without Velveeta and I found a recipe that contained 4 different cheeses that I had never heard of. I no longer remember which they were, but I do remember them being really expensive. After mixing, melting and baking the damned thing tasted _exactly_ like Velveeta! Since then I’ve never used anything else! 🧀

    • @MidnightatMidian
      @MidnightatMidian ปีที่แล้ว

      Well don't try to cook with cheese if you don't know cheese. There's hundreds of different cheeses from taste to color. Buying random expensives cheeses won't make it good if you don't know how to eat them.

    • @Someone-kg8qf
      @Someone-kg8qf ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MidnightatMidian How do you eat cheese? I usually put it into my mouth. Oh wise one please tell me!

    • @matthewyang7893
      @matthewyang7893 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sir or miss, I’d like to know the identity of those cheeses.

  • @RickClark58
    @RickClark58 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Back when I worked in a grocery store, I would get people asking where the Velveeta was at because they couldn't find it in the cheese section. I would take them to an end-cap on one of the aisles and show them the Velveeta. They always asked why it was not in the with the cheese and I would tell them,"It isn't cheese."

    • @bloqk16
      @bloqk16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And from a grocer's standpoint, Velveeta is marvelous as it doesn't require refrigeration until after its been opened.

  • @jimmytreadway3195
    @jimmytreadway3195 ปีที่แล้ว

    "lost their g d minds!" lol,enough for me to subscibe .thanks made me laugh out loud

  • @stevecagle2317
    @stevecagle2317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About the closest I'll get to "Valveater" is American cheese... Which is great on a cheeseburger or in a grilled cheese sandwich because of its melty-ness. For Mac&cheese, a bechamel (equal parts oil and flour with milk stirred in) and shredded cheddar with other little chunks of cheese in the fridge makes a superior cheese sauce to douse macaroni... Additions like dry mustard, hot sauce, onion and garlic powder may be used. It's also cheaper than Velveeta or Kroger knock off, and It has a lot fewer chemicals and junk. For queso, make another bechamel and use shredded cheddar, Jack, Colby along with Rotel and chopped pickled jalapenos. Better yet, if you can find it, Mexican Chihuahua Cheese is the very best for queso! 🤤😋

    • @DirtySouthSOHK
      @DirtySouthSOHK ปีที่แล้ว

      It's refreshing to see a man of culture 😂

  • @barryhaley7430
    @barryhaley7430 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m in my 70s and Velveeta reminime if my childhood when my mother would do open face Velveeta sandwiches under the broiler until the too just turned brown. Yum!

  • @PandaXs1
    @PandaXs1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    iirc our understanding of food nutrition was really bad up until the 1960's so it's honestly not surprising velveeta was sold as a health food.

  • @robertlyon8876
    @robertlyon8876 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All that stuff sounds really good 😅

  • @EastSider48215
    @EastSider48215 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Velveeta and I would very much like a return to the original recipe.

  • @MrRezRising
    @MrRezRising ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Neil Peart is the greatest drummer of all time!
    It ain't easy being cheezy!
    (yeah yeah, I know, Cheetos, blah blah blah)
    🥁🤠

    • @archive881
      @archive881 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well after seeing this, I'd like to see a weird history video about the origin of Chester Cheeto 🤔

  • @HyouVizer
    @HyouVizer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    had a few times as a kid and absolutely hated it. So am still surprised its around and loved very much.

    • @DirtySouthSOHK
      @DirtySouthSOHK ปีที่แล้ว

      People just don't know any better lol. Every year, when I walk into a grocery store before Thanksgiving, I'm reminded of how little the average American knows about "good" food. There's always a huge display of stovetop stuffing, canned yams, chicken broth, etc. It's all processed and premade. Millions of families eat this stuff, never even considering that there might be something better out there.

  • @ethanford8948
    @ethanford8948 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys have some great contact thank you

  • @chrisz5z
    @chrisz5z ปีที่แล้ว +1

    makes me wonder how good the original velveeta cheese was

  • @dominiclohry1782
    @dominiclohry1782 ปีที่แล้ว

    that was so interesting!

  • @jmalko9152
    @jmalko9152 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool!

  • @Shayna11NM
    @Shayna11NM 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I make my own these days from scratch (so delicious). When I was a kid, though, I'd complain when we didn't get the blue box. I didn't know how much better Mom's was than the box she grew up with in the 50s. I don't think she ever took a bite. Bad memories of hard times with her family, mac n cheese and maybe some meat once in a while. That's the kind of thing that trickles down though generations.

  • @lydias2012
    @lydias2012 ปีที่แล้ว

    My exposure to Velveeta was as fish bait. We would make little balls and put it on the hook. And yes some made it into our mouths. Never was used as part of meal. Later in life did used it with salsa to make a hot dip.

  • @aleenr4425
    @aleenr4425 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’ve never tried velveeta before, but now I want to lol!

    • @joantrotter3005
      @joantrotter3005 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Really? Are you in Europe? A family friend originally from Russia used to joke about moving to America for the cheese 😆

    • @aleenr4425
      @aleenr4425 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joantrotter3005 I’m actually from Canada, Velveeta is available here, but it’s not very popular.

    • @DirtySouthSOHK
      @DirtySouthSOHK ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you try it? Most Velveeta fans never had real cheese 😅

    • @aleenr4425
      @aleenr4425 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DirtySouthSOHK not yet, but I will eventually.