Neufchâtel
noun
Neuf·châ·tel
ˌnü-shä-ˈtel 
ˌnyü-,
ˌnər-,
ˌnə-
: a soft unripened cheese similar to cream cheese but containing less fat and more moisture
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Both cream cheese and Neufchatel cheese are dense, slightly tangy soft cheeses, but Neufchatel is lower in fat, thus slightly less rich.
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Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
By the 18th century, Americans added cream cheese after a farmer who was trying to re-create French Neufchatel cheese developed this new cheese variety instead.
—Lisa Waterman Gray, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
By the 18th century, Americans added cream cheese after a farmer who was trying to re-create French Neufchatel cheese developed this new cheese variety instead.
—Lisa Waterman Gray, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Neufchâtel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Neufch%C3%A2tel. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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