sf wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>
>> We never had cottage cheese in those days, but we do now. BUT we can also
>> buy curd cheese still.. ready made
>
> Google says curd cheese is quark. To me quark has a texture similar
> to yogurt cheese or cream cheese. Are you familiar with "farmer's
> cheese"? To me, it's a very dry cottage cheese but maybe it's more
> like the curd cheese you're describing.

Cheese curds are the unaged stage of making aged cheeses. The curds
that would have been cheddar have a strange texture. They squeek
between the teeth when chewed.

Fresh cheeses are all curd cheeses that are less dried.

Knowing all of the differences takes knowing how it's made. It smells
good touring a cheese factory.