cottage cheese
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cottage cheese
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First known use is from 1831 in the periodical Godey's Lady's Book. Believed to have originated because the simple cheese was usually produced in cottages from any left-over milk after making butter.
noun cottage cheeses
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A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.
Near-synonyms: quark, mató, ricotta, tvorog
Similar: curd cheese, curds and whey, Dutch cheese, smearcase, pot cheese, farmer cheese, quark, mató, ricotta, tvorog
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noun cheese curd product
| Español | cottage, requesón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 코티지 치즈 kotiji chijeu, 크바르크 keubareukeu |
| 日本語 | コテージチーズ kotēji chīzu, コッテージチーズ kottēji chīzu, カテージチーズ katēji chīzu, カッテージチーズ kattēji chīzu, クワルク kuwaruku |
| 中文 | 白乾酪 /白干酪 báigānlào, 白軟乾酪 /白软干酪 báiruǎn gānlào, 鬆軟乾酪 /松软干酪 sōngruǎn gānlào, 農家乾酪 /农家干酪 nóngjiā gānlào, 鮮乾酪 /鲜干酪 xiāngānlào, 鄉村奶酪 /乡村奶酪 xiāngcūn nǎilào |
| Português | cottage, requeijão |
| Français | fromage blanc, faisselle, fromage frais, quark, fromage cottage |
| Deutsch | Hüttenkäse, Quark |
| Italiano | fiocchi di latte |
| Ελληνικά | ανθότυρο anthótyro |
| Română | brânză albă |
| Русский | творо́г tvoróg, тво́рог tvórog, дома́шний сыр domášnij syr |
| Tiếng Việt | phô mai tươi |
| العربية | جُبْن قَرِيش jubn qarīš |
| עברית | קוֹטֶג׳ kótej, גְּבִינַת קוֹטֶג׳ g'vinát-kótej |
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title = {cottage cheese},
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