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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In NZ English... "Cheese". Though we do have a term "tasty" for a 12-18 month aged cheddar cheese that I don't think is commonly used elsewhere. At the supermarket you're likely to see "mild" or "tasty" not "cheddar".

In Māori, "tīhi". It's a transliteration of "cheese" into a language that has neither a "ch" nor a "s" sound.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So it's labelled "tasty cheese"?

That suggests that you can only buy cheddar there. No other types of cheese.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Other types of cheese are available, it's just that cheddar is not clearly labeled as such since it's kind of the "default".

E.g.

Photo of front of cheese showing it labelled as "tasty" with Cheddar not mentioned

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That packaging would make me question if it's actually legally cheese. It's like it's avoiding saying the word.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

The back calls it "Tasty cheddar cheese":

photo of back of cheese showing "tasty cheddar cheese" and a nutritional label