European cottage cheese in the US?
December 17, 2008 2:19 AM Subscribe
Where can I find European-style "chunky" cottage cheese in the US (specifically LA)?
I recently moved from Paris to LA and am having trouble finding a simple staple of my diet. The cottage cheese I'm accustomed to is salty, dry, chunky and delicious but all I can find in my local supermarkets is the slimy, sour, awful-tasting stuff.
Are there any places that sell the European style?
I recently moved from Paris to LA and am having trouble finding a simple staple of my diet. The cottage cheese I'm accustomed to is salty, dry, chunky and delicious but all I can find in my local supermarkets is the slimy, sour, awful-tasting stuff.
Are there any places that sell the European style?
"Dry-curd" cottage cheese might be what you're looking for. I've seen it at supermarkets (but I'm not in LA) as well as more health-food oriented markets like Whole Foods.
posted by macadamiaranch at 6:12 AM on December 17, 2008
posted by macadamiaranch at 6:12 AM on December 17, 2008
For Italians, a similar thing is called 'ricotta salata' and for Jews 'farmer's cheese.'
posted by Jon_Evil at 6:27 AM on December 17, 2008
posted by Jon_Evil at 6:27 AM on December 17, 2008
This looks exactly like the sort of thing that the folks on Chowhound would know. And, it sounds delicious!
posted by chez shoes at 7:13 AM on December 17, 2008
posted by chez shoes at 7:13 AM on December 17, 2008
Look for something called quark/tvorog/twarog (Eastern European) or queso blanco in the appropriate ethnic grocery stores. The latter is salted, the former probably is not.
posted by parudox at 9:06 AM on December 17, 2008
posted by parudox at 9:06 AM on December 17, 2008
I'm curious about what this cheese was called in the Paris shops where you bought it. Was it "cottage cheese" or "fromage blanc" or "fromage cottage" or what?
posted by redfoxtail at 10:46 AM on December 17, 2008
posted by redfoxtail at 10:46 AM on December 17, 2008
Response by poster: @redfoxtail: It's actually labeled "cottage cheese" in France, it also says "fromage frais salé"
posted by kepano at 1:53 PM on December 17, 2008
posted by kepano at 1:53 PM on December 17, 2008
There's a French market in the Farmer's Market at 3rd and Fairfax. It occupies a large space in a corner not far from the bathrooms. They have lots of French imports. I haven't seen the cheese that you want, but if they don't have it, they might order it for you.
posted by goofyfoot at 5:53 PM on December 17, 2008
posted by goofyfoot at 5:53 PM on December 17, 2008
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posted by brujita at 4:49 AM on December 17, 2008