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I have my suspicions when it comes to cheese substitutes or alternatives. Cheese is a dairy product, through and through, and I don't think that making a comparison to "real" cheese with any alternative "cheese" is really fair. A non-dairy "cheese" should be evaluated on its own merits of flavor and texture, not as though it were cheese, but as though it is similar to cheese.

I was a little reluctant, but my curiousity about the alternative cheese one out in the end and I bought a package at Trader Joe's. I went with the sliced, packaged variety because it seemed as though it might not be all that different from the sliced, packaged "cheese food." As it turns out, I was right in my assumption. The soy cheese from Trader Joe's does taste a lot like the processed cheese, if perhaps a bit more bland. Does it taste like cheddar? No, and it's not bad, just unremarkable.

 

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.