Cottage Cheese - possible stupid question!

keiraev
keiraev Posts: 695 Member
edited November 10 in Food and Nutrition
Is Cottage Cheese in America the same as Cottage Cheese in the UK?

ie. the white lumpy stuff?

I just wondered as people seem to sing the praises of cottage cheese on here but I always thought it looked a bit watery & gross, so I thought maybe it was something different in the US?

I wish I liked it as apparently it is a great protein source- I may have to learn some novel ways of disguising the taste (does it even have a taste?)
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  • smmiller46
    smmiller46 Posts: 3
    Yes, it is the white lumpy stuff. Have found it to be a quick fix when you feel hungry. Just a teaspoon or two will satisfy the between meal hunger. I like to dice up radishes, onion, green pepper and mix it with it which then gives it a crunch and something to chew. Also good mixed with tuna and onion.
  • eve7166
    eve7166 Posts: 218 Member
    Its also good with some fruit :)
  • keiraev
    keiraev Posts: 695 Member
    LOL Thanks- I may have to try it out :smile:
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    I buy it here (in Canada) in little tubs - fat free and flavoured with strawberry or vanilla - yummy - 110 cals with 10g of protein:drinker:
    If you don't get the flavoured kind on your side of the ocean, just add a little vanilla essence to the regular type....(which I can't stand btw!):noway:
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    I add it to my eggs and also add it to extra lean ground turkey for added moisture and "binding" and then make meatballs or burgers.
  • stuffinmuffin
    stuffinmuffin Posts: 985 Member
    I once threw up cottage cheese. Can't go near the stuff now. Plus my mum used to make homemade stuff out of gone off milk. The vague memories I have of her draining the curd through a pair of her old tights is enough to scar anyone for life. ; )
  • Clhumpal
    Clhumpal Posts: 38 Member
    I once threw up cottage cheese. Can't go near the stuff now. Plus my mum used to make homemade stuff out of gone off milk. The vague memories I have of her draining the curd through a pair of her old tights is enough to scar anyone for life. ; )

    AAACK! desparately trying to wipe this mental image from my mind, lol - I love cottage cheese (well at least I used to) :D
    with peaches :) it does have a unique texture, though - turns lots of people off...
  • tiptoeketo
    tiptoeketo Posts: 271 Member
    I once threw up cottage cheese. Can't go near the stuff now. Plus my mum used to make homemade stuff out of gone off milk. The vague memories I have of her draining the curd through a pair of her old tights is enough to scar anyone for life. ; )

    Yikes- you are close to ruining it for me, too!

    I like to eat mine with vinegar and pepper.... to me it tastes salty so I don't like to mix with fruit.
  • keiraev
    keiraev Posts: 695 Member
    I once threw up cottage cheese. Can't go near the stuff now. Plus my mum used to make homemade stuff out of gone off milk. The vague memories I have of her draining the curd through a pair of her old tights is enough to scar anyone for life. ; )

    Good God LOL That's horrendous! What a memory lol x
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    Nope, it's the same. I've never been able to convince myself to eat it because to me it looks like vomit :noway:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    It sounds the same to me. I love the white lumpy stuff. If I've been working outside and I'm hot and hungry I like to just eat big spoonfuls right out of the carton. It's better than ice cream. It's so cold and creamy and 'curdy'. No one else in my family can stand it, though.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I'm gonna try these this weekend

    Banana-Nut Protein Pancakes

    In a blender, combine
    1 banana,
    1/4 cup rolled oats,
    2 tablespoons low-fat cottage cheese,
    2 egg whites, and
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; blend until smooth. Stir in
    2 teaspoons chopped walnuts.
    Heat a large skillet over medium heat and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Pour batter into skillet to make two 4-inch pancakes; cook 3 minutes on each side. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons maple syrup

    Cottage cheese in the US has a high sodium content. I've tried low sodium cottage cheese & didn't like it at all. Maybe you coulld season yours a bit. Many people like pepper, hot sauce. Also cinnamon & applesauce mixed in.
  • keeponkickin
    keeponkickin Posts: 1,520 Member
    Cottage cheese is the stable of my high protein cheesecake smoothies. They are amazing!!!
  • Dayna154
    Dayna154 Posts: 910 Member
    I once threw up cottage cheese. Can't go near the stuff now. Plus my mum used to make homemade stuff out of gone off milk. The vague memories I have of her draining the curd through a pair of her old tights is enough to scar anyone for life. ; )

    thats the worst thing I have heard in a while.. I agree I'd not eat it either if I'd gotten that as a kid... UGH:sick:
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member


    but I always thought it looked a bit watery & gross

    In North America you can get dry cottage cheese and wet cottage cheese. I like to mix the two for the perfect consistency :)
  • Katemarie34
    Katemarie34 Posts: 144 Member
    I don't like cottage cheese with fruit/sugar/anything like that.... I love it with salt and pepper and put it with everything! Mix it up with my vegetables, on hamburger, with rice... I love it.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I always thought cottage cheese made people fat.
    Seriously, the ONLY people I ever saw eating the stuff growing up were fat people.

    Now, I have some daily; it's fabulous with fruit.
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    Nope, it's the same. I've never been able to convince myself to eat it because to me it looks like vomit :noway:

    V omitted milk to be specific.... exactly.
  • jickalina
    jickalina Posts: 43 Member
    I learned to love it once I discovered it's application in savory dishes. Previously, cottage cheese and peaches was my only use for it, but now I put it on toast with a little bit of salt and pepper to bring out it's cheesy qualities. Or mix it with spring onion and any other chopped veggie for a delicious dip or spread. Also works great in place of milk/cream in pasta or casseroles. Try getting the large curd variety, less runny and has more of a bite to it.
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    I once threw up cottage cheese. Can't go near the stuff now. Plus my mum used to make homemade stuff out of gone off milk. The vague memories I have of her draining the curd through a pair of her old tights is enough to scar anyone for life. ; )
    I was just trying to talk myself into eating cottage cheese but now I am not sure I can.
    My neighbor used to give it to us with canned peaches when we were kids, grossed me out.
    But it is in a recipe for apply cinnamon protein bars I want to try.
    Also, I think it can be a lower-cal substitute for ricotta in lasagna.
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    I buy it here (in Canada) in little tubs - fat free and flavoured with strawberry or vanilla - yummy - 110 cals with 10g of protein:drinker:

    Yeah! President's Choice is the bomb!!! I love those things!!
  • Tonnina
    Tonnina Posts: 979 Member
    My ma puts pepper on hers... some people like paprika or sugar on theirs... I eat mine plain or with cantaloupe. It's good with pineapple or strawberries too. I love it so much! I just wish it wasn't so pricy!
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Cottage cheese is the stable of my high protein cheesecake smoothies. They are amazing!!!
    better be sharing this recipe!
  • marquesajen
    marquesajen Posts: 641
    Yea, it kind of looks like the inside of a ton-ton...not a fan of it, but I used to dislike tapioca before and I like that now...
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    My ma puts pepper on hers... some people like paprika or sugar on theirs... I eat mine plain or with cantaloupe. It's good with pineapple or strawberries too. I love it so much! I just wish it wasn't so pricy!


    Where are you that cottage cheese is pricey? It's about the same as sour cream in Canada. (ie: cheap) :indifferent:
  • Karmynzahringer
    Karmynzahringer Posts: 192 Member
    IF you like tomatoes it is wonderful with one tablespoon on top of a large slice of tomato with pepper sprinkled on it. And super healthy!!
  • AmyM713
    AmyM713 Posts: 594 Member
    Just ate some for my afternoon snack and it was delicious, my husband likes to mix strawberry or other flavored yogurts with it and eat it that way, I haven't gotten that brave. This post though is giving me a lot of good ideas!
  • bevskiwolf
    bevskiwolf Posts: 296 Member
    OMG I love it. It's so good on melba toast or saltines.

    As a kid my mom used to mix it with noodles that were covered in brown butter. (You heat butter to almost burnt). Salt and pepper. Tiny egg noodles drained well, cover with brown butter then mix in cottage cheese. The fuller fat and creamier the better. I think I found my next Spike food! LOL

    That's either a Hungarian or a Slovak recipe ^. Cheap and filling!
  • LesaDave
    LesaDave Posts: 1,480 Member
    I heard about a way to have cottage cheese--but it just DID NOT sound good to me!! 3 oz tuna plus 1 cup of cottage cheese. I said to myself "you have GOT to be kidding" but I tried it...and I liked it!! Others have added salsa to this, but I prefer this way better.
  • i_am_asparagus
    i_am_asparagus Posts: 336 Member
    I love cottage cheese. I use it on bread instead of normal cheese, eat it with fruit and spoon it on top of pasta and soups for extra protein. Yum! :tongue:
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