powdered cheese

Mac box staple

Powdered cheese is dehydrated cheese processed into a fine, shelf-stable powder.

It's the orange dust coating cheese puffs and flavored chips, and the packet in boxed macaroni and cheese.

Reconstituted with liquid, it becomes a sauce; dry, it serves as seasoning.

I shook extra powdered cheese onto the popcorn.

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kraft · sprinkle · noodles · salty · processed · instant · popcorn · shaker · coating · snack · junk food · guilty pleasure · MSG · artificial · crumbles · topping · nachos · umami

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Opposites
physical form/texture

powdered cheesecheese wheel

Cylindrical dairy form

cheese wedge · melted cheese · cheese curds · soft cheese · cream cheese

freshness/processing level

powdered cheesefresh cheese

Curds before maturation

artisan cheese · artisanal cheese · raw milk cheese · fresh mozzarella · burrata

culinary prestige/quality

powdered cheeseartisan cheese

Handcrafted dairy product

imported cheese · Parmigiano-Reggiano · cheese plate · fromage

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G