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Cottage cheese is a Cheese Curd product with a mild flavor. It is drained, but not pressed so some Whey remains. 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 .

Cottage cheese is eaten straight where it is like the curds of the Nursery Rhyme food "curds and whey". It is also eaten in Salad s, with fruit or as an ingredient in Recipe s like Jello Salad , Lasagna and various Dessert s. It is popular among dieters and some health food devotees.


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One of U.S. President Richard Nixon 's favorite breakfast foods was cottage cheese covered with Ketchup and/or black pepper. {Link without Title}


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