cottage cheese

noun

: a bland soft white cheese made from the curds of skim milk

called also Dutch cheese, pot cheese, smearcase

Examples of cottage cheese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Common dishes include rosemary oat bannock, barley pies, fresh cheeses, pancakes, savory soups, scones, tarts, braided bread, cottage cheese cakes, crepes, milk punches and more. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024 Good natural sources of protein include mixed nuts (26 grams of protein per cup), lentils (18 grams per cooked cup), whole wheat bread (3-4 grams per slice), eggs (6-7 grams per egg), black beans (15 grams per cooked cup), and cottage cheese (25 grams per cup). Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024 Add in extra egg whites to add more volume and protein, or mix in cottage cheese to your scramble. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024 Aldi’s cottage cheese sales saw an uptick of 14% as a result of the TikTok favorite. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023 Here, Little Fish’s breakfast menu is entirely new, with standouts such as fish congee and cottage cheese pancakes,the latter of which Vahle and Sonenshein both happened to grow up eating. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023 No or mild Thin Yeast Infection Yellow or white Fishy smell Chunky like cottage cheese STI and BV Yellow, green, white, gray Foul-smelling Thin The mucus plug is gooey, gelatinous, and usually yellowish-white in color (sometimes with tinges of pink or brown). Tina Donvito, Parents, 31 July 2023 Salt content can vary widely within the same food category, and many foods that don’t taste salty, such as bread, cottage cheese and ready-to-eat breakfast cereals can be surprisingly high in sodium. Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024 Make spinach mixture: Stir together spinach, cottage cheese, and next 3 ingredients. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cottage cheese was in 1831

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“Cottage cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage%20cheese. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cottage cheese

noun
: a very soft cheese made from soured skim milk

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