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cottage cheese
noun
: a bland soft white cheese made from the curds of skim milk
called also Dutch cheese, pot cheese, smearcase
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One cup of low-fat cottage cheese has about 28 g of protein.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Disrupting Dairy Merrill was not fond of cottage cheese before creating his own cottage cheese company.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Half a cup of low-fat cottage cheese contains 12 grams of protein.21
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—Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Food trends come and go—but cottage cheese is here to stay.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above
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“Cottage cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage%20cheese. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
cottage cheese
noun
: a very soft cheese made from soured skim milk
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