i love to cook and im a huge foodnetwork fan! BUT...living in oklahoma i don't have an amazing supermarket to shop at with a wide variety. so i have to substitute some things in a recipe if i really want to make it. my question is...is there a big difference between white cheddar chesse and yellow cheddar cheese? and...what is Gruyere cheese? thanks so much!
2007-09-15 15:46:17 · 5 answers · asked by sexymama06 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
There isn't much difference in white and yellow cheddar. Yellow cheddar has a coloring agent added (I remember reading in Little House books that they used grated carrots). There is a difference in taste between different cheddars however.
America's Test Kitchen likes Cracker Barrel, which you should be able to find. Gruyere is a type of swiss cheese with a nutty flavor, often used in Fondue
2007-09-15 15:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by knittinmama 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just used a Cracker Barrel white cheddar in a recipe and it tasted like any other yellow cheddar. I think it's just dyed. As for the Gruyere, that's like a Swiss. Here's a link that explains it and gives acceptable substitutes for it:
http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/flavorprofiles/gruyere_cheese.html
2007-09-15 22:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by Connie B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get that white cheddar has more of an aged cheese flavour and yellow has a fresher, sharper flavour...but it's really nothing to fret about, cheddar still has that base, sharp flavour and consistancy.
gruyere is a kind of swiss cheese. it has smaller holes, and again, just more of an aged cheese flavour.
but if you can't find it you can use regular swiss cheese.
or if you'd like to try, find a restaurant that serves either quiche lorraine or french onion soup, ask if they use real gruyere (that's the cheese traditionally used in those recipes). if they do, ask if you can buy a piece from them.
i've sold ingredients to people before from restaurants.
!Alexiis
2007-09-15 22:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is useful. http://gremolata.com/andyshay04.htm According to this website, the only real difference between white and yellow cheddar is actually food dye. Gruyere is a type of Swiss cheese. Refer to epicurious.com if you cook a lot. They have a food dictionary. http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary/
2007-09-15 23:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by ABQmommy2007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yellow is food coloring. tatse is same in yellow and white.
Gruyère is related to Swiss Emmenthaler, but compared to Emmenthaler, which is aged from three to six months, Gruyère is aged nearly twice as long (eight to ten months), and as a result has a sharper flavor. Fribourg, a variety of Gruyère cheese produced in the same region, is characteristically extra-sharp, due to its two-year aging process.
i have used swiss and other cheeses similar in taste in many recipes and had thme work.
2007-09-15 22:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by j_ardinger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋