To Midwestern taste buds calibrated for modern food, Provel is a home run. It’s 1. cheese, 2. extremely processed, 3. usually enjoyed on pizza, alongside toppings like bacon, ...

Most pizza joints serving Provel usually have a Provel blend as well– even Imo’s will make a pizza with a 50/50 Provel/mozz blend (the same cheese they use on their pasta). But you have to request ...

Provel cheese is a St. Louis favorite on Imo's pizza or out of the package, but people who aren't from St. Louis have a lot to say about this processed cheese combination — usually that they ...

Provel was supposedly first used by a pizzeria called Luigi’s Restaurant in 1953, but got its big break when Ed Imo, the founder of Imo’s Pizza, first tasted the not-cheese cheese in the 1960s.

In one of those stories, I interviewed Abe "Toots" Pezzani, president of Roma Grocery Co., the distributor for Provel. Pezzani traced the cheese's origins to Tony Costa of Costa Grocery, which ...

One City's Love Affair With Processed Cheese : The Salt If you're not from St. Louis, you've probably never heard of Provel. It's a processed blend of cheeses extolled in the area for its buttery ...

Is there any other regional pizza in the country that elicits as much debate and shame as St. Louis-style? A square-cut, thin-crust pie topped with ooey, gooey Provel cheese, this unconventional ...

"Provel cheese, a combination of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone cheese that is prominent in St. Louis cuisine, is selected for and shall be known as the official cheese for the state of Missouri ...

Courtney in St. Peters asked NewsChannel 5's Heidi Glaus to find out what exactly is Provel cheese in this week's Hey Heidi! segment.