Monterey Jack, sometimes shortened to Jack, is a Californian white, semi-hard cheese made using cow's milk, with a mild flavor and slight sweetness. Originating in Monterey, on the Central Coast of Ca
Vella Cheese Young Jack
A wedge of dry aged Monterey Jack, known as Dry Jack
Colby is a semihard orange cheese made from cow's milk. It is named after the U.S. city of Colby, Wisconsin, where it was first developed in 1885 and quickly became popular. Today the cheese is typica
Monterey Jack
…nineteenth century, deriving from a Franciscan monastic style of farmer's cheese". In addition to being eaten by itself, it is frequently marbled with Colby to produce Colby-Jack, or with yellow cheddar to produce cheddar-Jack. Pepper Jack is a version flavored with chili peppers and herbs. Dry Jack is a…
Colby cheese
Colby Cheese Factory building built in 1965 on the site of the original Steinwand factory, closed in 1983 (photo 2012)
Cooking of curds in a cheese vat
A marker in Colby, Wisconsin, describes Colby cheese as "a mild, soft, moist cheese".