What are those Chunks in Cottage Cheese?
April 5th, 2010 admin

1. Cottage cheese chunks are called curds, and you can usually get either “small curd” or “large curd” varieties at the supermarket. 2. About a billion pounds of cottage cheese are consumed annually in the US. That’s about 3 lbs. for every man woman and child! 3. Cottage cheese is a fresh cheese. No aging or ripening. This makes it cheap relatively to other cheeses. 4. Turning milk into cottage cheese requires two additional elements. First is a lactic starter to sour (acidify) the milk, similar to what’s used for yogurt. Second is an enzyme, typically rennet, that causes the milk to…
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