Does anyone know what the hell happened to Monterey Jack a couple years ago?
It went from very available to much less available, and I've never figured out why.
It went from very available to much less available, and I've never figured out why.
Except it hasn't exactly disappeared -- it's simply been replaced by Pepper Jack on all my local grocery shelves, which is of course Monterey Jack with added jalapeños, and is always in stock and lots of it. (Only very rarely do I see pure Monterey anymore.)
I'm guessing since really the only thing people use Monterey Jack for is melting in/on Mexican food, or on crackers, which always goes with the flavor profile of jalapeños, that it's replaced it because it just looks prettier while doing the same job?
I eat it on burgers and with apples and so on and don't always want the pepper flakes.
It's nice to hear that someone else noticed it fade away.