: a bland soft white cheese made from the curds of skim milk
called alsoDutch cheese, pot cheese, smearcase
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebRita had made lasagna, which in her case consisted of alternating levels of Ronzoni pasta, ketchup and cottage cheese. Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022 Another 8% came from sweetened dairy products like yogurt or cottage cheese with fruit topping. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 Shorewood native and current Pittsburgh resident Emily Niemuth grew up eating all the typical Wisconsin foods, from milk and cottage cheese to ice cream and sour cream. Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 These pages from a July 1936 issue include a winning orange-pineapple freeze, potato salad, and a cottage cheese loaf. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 Of course, peaches are good to eat just on their own, or chopped and mixed into some yogurt or cottage cheese for a quick healthy snack. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2022 The thought of a half cantaloupe filled with cottage cheese gives me the warm-fuzzies. Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 Wrigley has been lucky: below his farm, there was no permafrost to turn his land into cottage cheese. Yasmin Tayag, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 Gorin likes using cottage cheese as a dip for fruit or in a high-protein pasta sauce. Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
cottage cheese
noun
: a very soft white cheese made from soured skim milk