Claire
Master Chef
As I learned when I moved to the midwest, there are many, many great locally made cheeses in the USA, and American cheese gets a bad rap because everyone thinks of some of the mass produced cheese. My husband and I a few times a year take road trips through the area and find these places and load up on all kinds. I can't say I've found an "American Jarlesberg" cheese yet, but some products you can't call that unless that's where it is made. I have, however, found so many American Swiss, parms, asiago, more blues than you can count, and some unique ones. If you ever come to my part of the midwest, look up small, local cheese factories and help us keep them in business.