Americans associate the orange colour with cheese so it’s more cultural than practical. Other than the fact that some cheese being orange and some not being orange helps tell apart different varieties. For example, bright orange cheese is usually young cheeses that are used to make sauce or for sandwiches. Duller orange cheeses or slightly brown ones are expected to have a more sophisticated flavour (e.g. aged longer or smoked).
Americans associate the orange colour with cheese so it’s more cultural than practical. Other than the fact that some cheese being orange and some not being orange helps tell apart different varieties. For example, bright orange cheese is usually young cheeses that are used to make sauce or for sandwiches. Duller orange cheeses or slightly brown ones are expected to have a more sophisticated flavour (e.g. aged longer or smoked).
Looks like any cheddar.. Is the cheddar where you are white?
You can get both white and orange cheddar in the US.
In the UK (where it originated) yes.
https://batchfarmcheesemakers.co.uk/product-category/traditional-farmhouse-cheddar/
My understanding is that cheddar is yellow, not orange, unless they add colouring specifically to make it orange.
We used to. Lately it’s more an icon for fascism.