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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.


Regionalisms

See cottage cheese.

Etymology

Origin of farmer cheese

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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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

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