So, Dr. N.S. Golding, the cheese's namesake, added an additional culture to a canned cheese. "That makes Cougar Gold taste different from regular cheddar," Haugen said.

WSU Creamery worker and cheese supervisor Johnny Parkins stirred 1,500 pounds of Cougar Gold cheese on the finishing table last week. This batch would produce about 800 cans of the popular cheese.