brick cheese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of brick cheese
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The recipe suggests brick cheese, with ubiquitous Monterey Jack as the alternative.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Stop pretending you like corn dogs and butter cows and start gorging on rectangular deep-dish pizza with pepperoni buried under an avalanche of brick cheese?
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
He doesn’t use Wisconsin brick cheese, the preferred curds for Detroit pizza.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
Instead of mozzarella, Detroit-style pizza uses Wisconsin brick cheese.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2020
I have been living on turnips, potato peelings, and brick cheese; that has been my daily diet; and I have submitted to it for the sake of my Baron.”
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
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