farmer cheese

American  

Or farmer's cheese

noun

1. a cheese made by pressing together the soft white curds of whole milk or partly skimmed milk, similar in texture to dry cottage cheese.

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Regionalisms

See cottage cheese.

Etymology

Origin of farmer cheese

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Should you find a brick or two of old-fashioned farmer cheese, you can substitute it for the cottage cheese.

From Seattle Times

The buffet table included pickled salads, pâté, cold fish wraps and twarog — something like a white farmer cheese — most of which we also piled on our plates.

From Washington Post

Usually she preferred farmer cheese, which is dry and crumbly like feta.

From New York Times

Syrniki, farmer cheese pancakes, topped with fresh sour cream, its acid the perfect counterbalance to the sweetened batter.

From Washington Post

For dessert, there are slightly damp farmer cheese pelmeni with cocoa-infused skins, nicely muddled with sour cherries and chocolate flakes that promptly wilt into sauce.

From New York Times