what is hoop cheese?
Hoop Cheese. Hoop Cheese is a term that is used to refer to either an American Hard Cheese or an American Soft Cheese. Hard Hoop Cheese. Hoop Cheese is considered a hard cheese in the American South-East. Hard Hoop Cheese comes in large wheels of about 20 pounds (9 kg), covered in red or black wax. Most of it is medium to sharp Hoop Cheddar Cheese from Wisconsin. It used to be found a lot in country stores.