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12 Popular Store-Bought Quesos, Ranked Worst To Best By Fletcher Huntley Dec. 2, 2025 4:40 pm EST

In Spanish, queso literally means "cheese," but to many Americans the word has come to symbolize the best of Tex-Mex cuisine. And the dip somehow manages to stir up a lot of strong opinions. A good queso dip is silky and melty, with a brightness from salsa and a bit of spice from the inclusion of jalapeño peppers. But there are some bad quesos out there.

Flavorless, oversalted, and with strange textures, these sub-par quesos are lined up with their counterparts in the grocery store, ready to be purchased by the unsuspecting shopper with a hankering for a little Tex-Mex comfort. I took it upon myself to correct this injustice, lining up twelve jars of store-bought que

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