Cottage cheese refers to fermented milk products. It is obtained by fermenting milk and isolating serum from it. This is the oldest dairy product. Cottage cheese is used in various dishes: dumplings, cheesecakes, various casseroles, cheesecake, desserts with berries and fruits.
Pick your recipe
Useful properties of cottage cheese
1. The cottage cheese contains a large amount of calcium, vitamins, amino acids and proteins. Compared to milk, cottage cheese is better absorbed by the body.
2. Cottage cheese is a dietary product due to easily digestible proteins and fats. It completely lacks carbohydrates. When eating only 300 g of cottage cheese per day, a person covers his daily intake in proteins.
3. Cottage cheese is an excellent product in the prevention of rickets in children, atherosclerosis, bone fractures, diseases of the kidneys and heart, lungs and gastrointestinal tract.
How to choose the right cottage cheese
1. When buying cottage cheese in a store, carefully read the composition on the label. Cottage cheese should be prepared only from natural milk, and not from vegetable fats.
2. Pay attention to expiration dates. Overdue cottage cheese can cause severe poisoning. It is stored for about a week, an expiration date of more than 10 days should be suspicious.
3. Good fresh cottage cheese should be crumbly, white and without a pungent odor. Spoiled or stale curd becomes yellowish in color and hardness.
4. Store the purchased cottage cheese in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days.
5. If you still doubt the freshness of the cottage cheese, heat it, cook the casserole or cottage cheese pancakes.