pepper jack

Cheese with heat

Pepper jack is a variety of Monterey Jack cheese studded with spicy chili peppers, typically jalapeños.

The mild, creamy cheese balances the heat of the peppers.

It melts well, making it popular for burgers, nachos, and quesadillas: I'll have pepper jack on my sandwich.

Related

grilled cheese · habanero · Swiss · spicy · spicy kick · macaroni and cheese · kick · Provolone · sliced · deli · deli counter · Gruyère · wedge · gooey · smoky · sandwich · crackers · cheddar

Categories
Opposites
spiciness/heat level

pepper jackmild cheddar

Lightly aged dairy block

mozzarella · Swiss cheese · provolone · cream cheese · American cheese

flavor complexity

pepper jackmild cheddar

Lightly aged dairy block

string cheese · processed cheese · Velveeta · queso blanco · cottage cheese

Family

jack, pepper, peppered, peppery, black pepper, hot pepper, red pepper, chili pepper, peppering

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G