"cheese racing" news and stories

I find that those slices of individually wrapped American cheese are always disappointing. I can't remember the last time I bought them, but occasionally, when I'm at a cookout or barbecue, I forget and get them on my burger. One bite in I regret the choice, as while they have amazing melting properties, there's really nothing redeeming about them. You get a mouthful of tasteless cheesy food product that coats your tongue like liquid plastic and ruins a perfectly good piece of grilled meat.

Because of my disdain for these slices of faux cheese, I was particularly delighted to discover a far more interesting and creative use for them. Cheese racing. This is a practice in which people (mostly like while they are under the influence of alcohol) toss the still-wrapped slices onto a grill, in order to see who's slice will puff up the fastest. Apparently the plastic doesn't melt or burst and the cheese gives off inflating gas. Who knew!

[via Neatorama]

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Now, I've never been a huge sports fan, so maybe it shouldn't be a surprise that I just learned about cheese racing today. If you don't think that what you see here looks like a sport, well, I'm right there with you. As explained on the official Cheese Racing Association (CRASS) website, this game of British origin basically consists of throwing individually wrapped slices of cheese on a moderately hot barbecue grill and seeing which one inflates fastest. Full inflation means that all for corners of the plastic sleeve are off the grill. According to CRASS, the bags don't melt, they just puff up like balloons. I never knew that, and I don't feel the least bit bad about it. As can be expected, alcohol is definitely a factor.

I'm sure it's exciting, but for outdoor drinking fun that skirts the line between game and sport, I think I'll just stick to bocce.
 
Oh, and lets not confuse this with cheese rolling.