PULLMAN, Wash. – What happens when tomato meets oregano in the WSU Creamery? Hundreds tried to name the delicious result, but there was only one winner: Oreganato. The new cheese flavor, made with loving care by the WSU students who produce world-famous Cougar Gold, is being released Valentine’s Day.
The two ingredients actually met and fell in love more than a year ago, but kept their relationship under wraps until the cheese was formally named in November, said Russ Salvadalena, manager of Washington State University’s Creamery.
The WSU Creamery spent much of 2011 collecting and selecting suggestions for the name. Hundreds of ideas were submitted. In November, customers voted for their favorite.
Hayley Hitchcock of Bozeman, Mont., a business major at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, submitted the winning name for this match made in cheese heaven. Hitchcock was in Pullman last February because she had heard what a wonderful school WSU was from Julie Jensen Thomas, a former Ferdinand's employee and WSU grad.
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