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This chick makes great cheese in Wisconsin.

>>7544097
I've got in-laws in Wisconsin, so I've ended up hanging out there much more than I ever would have chosen to. My take:

Culturally the value being "normal" and a regular guy. Being discriminating, judgmental or critical of anything (including food) comes across as rude to them. Their response to this perceived rudeness is to become very defensive.

Because "normal" is highly valued and the population isn't very diverse normal is established by the likes of General Mills, Kellogg's, Betty Crocker, Kraft and the other industrial brands available at the supermarket. There are a few ethnic markets (I found a both a decent Mexican and Asian market in Eau Claire) but many locals are intimidated by "foreign" foods because they really don't have any reference point for them.

In spite of this the people are neither stupid, nor do they lack a sense of taste. They know they make some very good cheese. They know some of their craft beers are fantastic. They know the produce they can get from Amish or Hmong farmers at the farmers' market is top notch. They know the whitefish from Lake Superior is fucking amazing. They're proud of this, even the ones who live off bad pizza and Jimmy John's. So when they see their state painted with the flyover brush they defensively rush to point out the handful of foods their state does very well. Because even though most of them eat very boring industrially mass produced food most of the time they see it as unfair to be characterized that way. Especially by people who look down on good, normal people as provincials (or worse, hayseeds).

Is it really that bad? What most folks eat on a daily basis is that bad. You can find great food there, but it takes some effort.

>>7436605
I have no horse in the race. I don't give a fuck about Wisconsin. But I have been to Holland's Family Cheese in Thorp, and their cheese is fucking excellent.

>>6763900
Marieke begs to differ. Her Gouda can go toe to toe with any in the world. Look up Holland Family Cheese and educate yourself. They're kicking some serious ass in Thorp, WI.

>>6719737
The only truly great cheese I've had from Wisconsin is this woman's Gouda.

>>6705083
This woman is making world class Gouda in Thorp, WI. That is all.

>>6562274
Holland Family Farm is in Wisconsin, and they make some of the best gouda in the US, capable of going toe to toe with anything from Holland.

>>6327708
The Gouda made in Thorp, WI at Holland Family Cheese can give some of the world's best a run for their money.

>>6193102
>No one thinks of any state but Wisconsin when they think of good cheese
Not the Anon you're responding to, but one of the best cheesemakers in the US is located in Thorp, WI. She only does Gouda, though. Pic related.