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Monterey Jack
Monterey Jack
Origin:
California, United States
Made From:
Cow’s Milk
Rind:
Natural
Pasteurised:
Sometimes
*
Vegetarian:
No
*
Fact:
Created by Mexican Franciscan friars of Monterey, California, in the 1700s.
Actually called ‘Jack’s Monterey’ after David Jack, the original distributor.
* Note: The Periodic Table of Cheese cannot guarantee that every version of this type of cheese is either pasteurised or vegetarian... sorry :)
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