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Ay, caramba! Liquid cheese cans have landed at Aussie supermarkets and we're quietly thrilled

Two cans of Ricos Gourmet Nacho Cheddar Cheese Sauce on a white background
Ricos Gourmet Nacho Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Is hoarding cans of queso a mistake? Are we gonna do it anyway?

TikTok has birthed many things: dance trends, political activism, and people questioning whether we’re really doing this whole “life” thing right. But among the most beloved viral oddities? The rage-bait excess of FoodTok, and those giant cans of Rico’s Nacho Cheese. Yes, the cheese that’s been a metaphorical (and sometimes literal) smothering of our shameful cravings. It’s finally available at Woolworths in Australia. So, congratulations, gang, we can now officially embrace our deepest, cheesiest desires with just one purchase.

For those who’ve been living under a rock (or just blissfully unaware of TikTok), these mammoth cans of liquid gold have been a constant presence in bizarre cooking videos where the cheese is dumped on literally anything: from nachos to, well, everything. The cheese, which is equal parts unsettling and irresistible, has earned a cult following. It’s the kind of thing you didn’t know you needed, but once you saw it, your brain started making room for it like a hoarder with a penchant for processed dairy.

Until recently, liquid cheese on this scale was only available at niche restaurants or this monstrosity from the Courthouse Hotel in Sydney.

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Can O Nachos The Courthouse supplied

It’s been a long time coming, but now that it’s on Woolworths shelves, you don’t need to slide down a social media rabbit hole to catch the fleeting satisfaction of a creamy, cheesy binge. The reality, however, is far less glamorous. Yes, we now have access to an obscene amount of nacho cheese. No, we probably shouldn’t buy it. Yes, we will buy it. And yes, it’s crossed our minds to eat it directly from the can.

So go ahead, folks, grab your Rico’s Nacho Cheese and make those cooking videos come to life. At least when we regret it later, we’ll have something to blame.

Ricos Gourmet Nacho Cheddar Cheese Sauce is available now from $8 at Woolworths nationwide.

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