Quote Originally Posted by Di bear View Post
Sometimes I cheat, but I generally buy organic cheese and shred it myself. Cheddar cheese is white. The stuff you buy in the supermarket, the yellow stuff, is dyed. I personally think that freshly shredded cheese has more flavor as well.
I am not 100% sure, but I think the process of dyeing (sp??) cheddar yellow started as a trade war against Britain, at least it was the case in Canada. The Canadian cheddar was yellow, thus indicating to clients that it's the one they should be buying to "buy Canadian." It might very well have been the same in the States...