farmer cheese
Americannoun
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
Syrniki, farmer cheese pancakes, topped with fresh sour cream, its acid the perfect counterbalance to the sweetened batter.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2020
Shops stock farmer cheese from El Salvador, cold medicine from Guatemala and push-up jeans from Colombia.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2018
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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