Government cheese was commodity cheese stored by the U.S. government to regulate dairy prices and distributed by the Reagan administration in the 1980s to food-aid recipients and nonprofits. Those who have eaten government cheese have described it as similar to cheddar in texture but with a more processed taste, like Velveeta.
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