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 • Dec. 18, 2022

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 • Oct. 7, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2020

Cutty’s elevates the sandwich to an art form, with the crowd favorite containing a piquant Oaxacan chorizo on black-pepper brioche, scrambled eggs, melted farmer cheese, a cold smear of mayo, and several sprigs of cilantro.

From Time • Oct. 4, 2014

The boys balk at substituting cottage or farmer cheese for cream cheese.

From Time Magazine Archive