cottage cheese

noun

: a bland soft white cheese made from the curds of skim milk

called also Dutch cheese, pot cheese, smearcase

Examples of cottage cheese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bieber’s recipe uses ricotta inside the meatball and cottage cheese on top, but the two are increasingly interchangeable. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

For people who already enjoy cottage cheese, the trend just gives them more ways to use it. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Unlike ricotta, which can turn chalky, small-curd, whole-milk cottage cheese stays moist through the long bake. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Tofu is a complete protein with all nine essential amino acids, while cottage cheese is an incomplete protein, lacking cysteine. — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cottage cheese

• actuaries
• analyses
• anopheles
• antitheses
• apostrophes
• appendices
• catalyses
• distributees
• examinees
• hypotheses
• interviewees
• isosceles

Kids Definition

cottage cheese

noun

: a very soft cheese made from soured skim milk