On May 11, 5:20?am, wrote:

> I've never seen this before I came to Virginia. It's more like a
> bland, creamy white salad dressing and is a number of points down the
> scale from the velveeta/Rotel glop that passes for chile con queso in
> many places. Where did this come from?

Can any dairy product really be authentically "Mexican"?

Like most humble things thought of as inherently "Mexican", dipping
cheese can probably be traced back to
Spain and the Maghreb.