Cottage cheese is a cheese curd product with a mild flavor. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Curd is a Dairy product obtained by curdling (coagulating Milk with Rennet or an edible Acidic substance such as Lemon juice It is drained, but not pressed so some whey remains. Whey or milk plasma is the liquid remaining after Milk has been Curdled and strained it is a By-product of the manufacture of Cheese The curd is usually washed to remove acidity giving sweet curd cheese. It is not aged or colored. Different styles of cottage cheese are made from milks with different fat levels and in small curd or large curd preparations. Cottage cheese which is pressed becomes hoop cheese, farmer cheese, pot cheese or queso blanco. Hoop cheese is a firm dry Cottage cheese, similar to Farmer’s cheese in that most of the Liquid has been pressed out Farmer cheese (also farmer's cheese or farmers' cheese) is a simple Cheese often used for fillings in Blintzes and other foods Pot cheese is a soft white unaged Cheese, similar to Cream cheese, ricotta, and the Mexican Queso blanco. For the Philippine variety see Kesong puti. Queso blanco or queso fresco is a creamy soft and mild unaged white Cheese that
It is also eaten in salads, with fruit, with fruit puree - such as peach, raspberry, blueberry, pineapple, or strawberry, on toast - or as an ingredient in recipes like jello salad and various desserts. Salad is a mixture of cold foods usually including vegetables and/or fruits often with a dressing occasionally nuts or Croutons, and sometimes with the addition of A recipe is a set of instructions that show how to prepare or make something especially a culinary dish. Jell-O salad or congealed salad is the common name for Salad made with flavored Gelatin, Fruit and sometimes grated Carrots or more Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal usually consisting of sweet Food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one such as some Cheeses The Also, it can be used to replace grated cheese or ricotta cheese in most recipes (such as lasagna). Ricotta (pronounced in Italian) is an Italian Sheep milk Whey cheese. Lasagna (singular laˈzaɲa in Italian plural lasagne pronounced) is both a form of Pasta in sheets (sometimes rippled though seldom so in Northern It is popular among dieters and some health food devotees. Cottage cheese is a favorite food among bodybuilders for its high content of casein protein while being relatively low in fat. Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing Muscle hypertrophy. See Casein paint for information about casein usage in artistic painting
The term "cottage cheese" is believed to have originated because the simple cheese was usually made in cottages from any milk leftover after making butter[1]. Butter is a Dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented Cream or Milk. The term was first used in 1848[2].
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Curd size
The curd size is the size of the "chunks" in the cottage cheese. Sometimes large curd cottage cheese is called "chunk style. " The two major types of cottage cheese are small curd, high-acid cheese made without rennet, and popular large curd, low-acid cheese made with rennet. Rennet (ˈrɛnɪt is a natural complex of enzymes produced in any Mammalian Stomach to digest the mother's milk and often used in the production of Cheese Rennet is an enzyme that speeds curdling and keeps the curd that forms from breaking up; adding it shortens the cheesemaking process, resulting in a lower acid and larger curd cheese, and reduces the amount of curd poured off with leftover liquid (the whey). Whey or milk plasma is the liquid remaining after Milk has been Curdled and strained it is a By-product of the manufacture of Cheese [1]
Nutrition
Cottage cheese is low in fat and carbohydrates while high in protein. Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water Carbohydrates (from ' Hydrates of Carbon ' or saccharides ( Greek σάκχαρον meaning " Sugar " are the most Proteins are large Organic compounds made of Amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by Peptide bonds between the Carboxyl
A 4 oz (113 g) serving has approximately 120 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated), 3 g carbohydrates, and 14 g protein. It also contains approximately 500 mg sodium, and 20 mg cholesterol.
Manufacturers also produce low-fat and non fat varieties. A fat-free kind of a similar serving size has 80 calories, 0g fat (0g saturated), 6g carbohydrates, and 14g protein. To compensate for the flavor missing from the fat, low-fat and non-fat ones tend to have more sugar in them. Very low sodium varieties are also produced, which can be salted to taste.
See also
References
- ^ Making Cottage Cheese at Home 1977 (PDF). A Cottage Double is a product introduced by Breakstone's in 1998 that contains Cottage cheese and a type of Fruit. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HOME AND GARDEN BULLETIN NUMBER 129. Retrieved on 2007-07-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of
External links
- How to Make Cottage Cheese At Home
- Recipe for making Cottage cheese (uses rennet)
- Recipe which uses buttermilk
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