is american cheese real cheese
It is a blend of cheddar and colby. Its almost...buttery. American cheese singles, the kind individually wrapped in plastic, is a processed cheese food. If you get the sliced but not individually wrapped variety of American cheese then you are buying real cheese. Not a cheese food.hen it was first developed, American cheese was a blend of Colby and cheddar cheeses. These varieties were most popular in America, where the particular blend was invented. The cheese then was sold in blocks in delis and supermarkets, where it was often was preferred because of its mild flavor.