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CHEESE |
FLAVOR |
TEXTURE
& CHARACTERISTICS |
USAGE |
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| Ackawi |
Mild |
Firm, smooth |
Middle Eastern-style
table cheese |
| Asadero |
Mild |
Firm, moist |
Sandwiches, or melted on
cooked |
| Bakers Cheese |
Mild |
Soft curds |
Similar to cottage
cheese, but smoother and softer, for baked goods. |
| Baladi |
Mild, rich |
Soft, creamy |
Middle Eastern cheese
for crackers, sandwiches or as an appetizer. |
| Cottage Cheese |
Mild |
Soft, moist, with small
or large curd |
Eat alone or use in
salads or dips |
| Cream Cheese |
Mild |
Soft, smooth |
Sandwiches and cooked
foods. |
| Curd |
Mild |
Semi-soft, creamy, moist |
Cooked foods |
| Fromage Blanc |
Mild, tangy |
Soft, creamy |
Use as a baking
ingredient, in cooked foods, and with fruit. |
| Mascarpone |
Mild, sweet |
Soft, creamy |
Italian-style cheese
commonly used in desserts or with fruit. |
| Mozzarella |
Delicate, fresh milk |
Soft, creamy smooth |
Used in salads, as an
appetizer, or for pizza |
| Panela |
Mild |
Firm, moist |
Hispanic-style cheese,
with flavor like cottage cheese for salads, sandwiches, cooked
foods, and with fruit. |
| Quark |
Light, tart |
Smooth, spreadable |
Similar to cottage
cheese, for use in baking, dips and fruit. |
| Queso Blanco Fresco |
Mild |
Firm, moist |
Crumble onto fruit,
beans, salads and other dishes. |
| Queso para Prier |
Mild |
Firm, moist |
Can be fried without
melting. |
| Queso Fresco |
Mild, slightly salty |
Soft, moist, crumbly |
Popular Hispanic-style
cheese used as a toping or filling in cooked dishes, and with fruit. |
| Requeson |
Very mild, semi-sweet |
Soft, moist, grainy |
Hispanic version of
ricotta, used in salads, dips, cooked foods and desserts. |
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| Ricota |
Very mild semi-sweet |
Soft, moist, grainy |
Italian-style cheese for
salads, dips, cooked foods and desserts. Similar to cottage
cheese, but slightly sweeter with a smoother texture. |
| Breakfast Cheese |
Strong aromatic |
White crust, with soft
creamy interior |
Serve at breakfast with
bread and fruit, or as an appetizer. |
| Brie |
Mild, rich |
White crust, with soft
creamy interior |
As an appetizer with
crakers or bread, and as a dessert with fruit. Can also be
baked. |
| Brie (Triple
Creme) |
Mild, rich |
White crust, with soft
creamy interior |
Richer taste and
mouthfeel than regular Brie, due to higher fat content. |
| Camembert |
Mild, rich |
White crust, with soft
creamy interior |
Delicious with melons,
grapes or crackers or bread. Use in cream sauce & cooked
dishes. |
| Schloss |
Strong to pungent |
Semi-firm, creamy |
German-style washed-rind
cheese, served by itself, or with crackers or bread. |
| Teleme |
Mild with slightly tangy
aftertaste |
Soft, creamy |
Serve as an appetizer,
with crackers or bread, or in salads or with fruit. |
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