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Christopher Boan is a staff writer for BetMichigan.com. He has covered sports and sports betting for more than seven years and has worked for publications such as ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
What Are Michigan’s Top 5 Cheese Products?
Few elements of the nation’s culinary tapestry unite Americans quite like a good block of cheese. That’s certainly true in the state that also offers Michigan online casinos, because countless residents of the Great Lakes State have a favorite pick when it comes to dairy products.
Jan. 20 is National Cheese Lovers Day in the United States. So BetMichigan.com used Google Trends to see which cheese-based foods are most popular in Michigan. The search period was between Jan. 7, 2005 and Jan. 7, 2025 – items were ranked based on search interest score.
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Michigan’s Favorite Cheese Products
Rank | Product | Search Interest Score |
1 | Cheesecake | 41 |
2 | Mac and Cheese | 18 |
T-3 | Cheese Pizza | 17 |
T-3 | Nachos | 17 |
T-3 | Quesadilla | 17 |
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According to the World Population Review website, Michigan is sixth in the nation among states for producing milk, at a billion pounds produced in 2022.
Using search interest totals, we can assess which cheeses and cheese products are favorites in Michigan. And we determined that the dessert staple hailing from the Big Apple known as cheesecake is the state’s No. 1 cheese-related dish.
Which Cheese Products Do Michigan Residents Love Most?
With a search interest score of 41 points, no cheesy food had nearly the type of statewide love that cheesecake garnered in Michigan this year. That score more than doubled the next closest food, macaroni and cheese, which notched a search interest score of 18 points.
Throw in three more cheesy favorites, cheese pizza, nachos and quesadillas — which finished in a three-way tie for third with total search interest scores of 17 points for each – and you have the full list of Michigan’s top cheese-related food items for the year.
At the end of the day, no cheese-centric food item held the carte blanche that cheesecake did in Michigan. You can never go wrong with sweet treat to cap off your dining experience.
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