Is Farmers cheese the same as ricotta?

Q: What is another name for farmers cheese?

In the United States, farmer cheese (also farmers cheese or farmers cheese) is pressed cottage cheese, an unripened cheese made by adding rennet and bacterial starter to coagulate and acidify milk.

Q: What cheese is similar to farmers cheese?

Flavor: The best farmers cheese substitutes in terms of flavor are ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, Neufchatel, and goat cheese. Texture: The best farmers cheese substitutes in terms of texture are ricotta cheese, queso Blanco cheese, and feta cheese.

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What is another name for farmers cheese?
Can I use farmers cheese instead of ricotta in lasagna?
What cheese is similar to farmers cheese?
What is the best substitute for ricotta cheese?

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Ricotta cheese vs. farmer cheese

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cindy324

Thu, Feb 15 2007, 9:07 am

Are the two interchangeable? I want to make lasagna, but just realized I'm out of Ricotta cheese, but I have farmer cheese. Anyone ever try this? Please don't recommend I use cottage cheese, I'm out of that , too, and my DD will not touch it, and she'll know the difference.

shanie5

Thu, Feb 15 2007, 9:19 am

farmer cheese is firmer than ricotta, but I would try it anyway (thou I usually use cottage cuz my kids wont eat ricotta

brooklyn

Thu, Feb 15 2007, 9:21 am

Totally diff taste and consistency. It might work though, let us know how it comes out.

cindy324

Thu, Feb 15 2007, 9:48 am

Hmm...thanks for the replies. I didn't think the two tasted so different. The consistency IS a lot firmer though than ricotta . I guess we'll wait and see.

chocolate moose

Thu, Feb 15 2007, 12:45 pm

we use cottage cheese in our house!

mummy-bh

Thu, Feb 15 2007, 12:46 pm

Could somebody translate into 'English' English please?! What exactly IS farmer cheese? Can you purchase it in this country?
Thanks

cindy324

Fri, Feb 16 2007, 10:49 am

Which country would that be mummy-bh?

Anyways, I had a small amount of ricotta cheese left, so I used basically half ricotta and half farmer cheese. It didn't taste any different , but the whole lasagna felt a bit firmer, so I think had I used all farmer cheese, it would've been too firm. None of the kids complained, though!

What is another name for farmers cheese?

In the United States, farmer cheese (also farmer's cheese or farmers' cheese) is pressed cottage cheese, an unripened cheese made by adding rennet and bacterial starter to coagulate and acidify milk.

Can I use farmers cheese instead of ricotta in lasagna?

The flavor. I love using farmer cheese in place of ricotta or cottage cheese because it adds so much more flavor! The texture is similar to ricotta cheese - just a tad thicker.

What cheese is similar to farmers cheese?

Flavor: The best farmer's cheese substitutes in terms of flavor are ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, Neufchatel, and goat cheese. Texture: The best farmer's cheese substitutes in terms of texture are ricotta cheese, queso Blanco cheese, and feta cheese.

What is the best substitute for ricotta cheese?

Cottage cheese: As far as ricotta substitutes go, light and mild cottage cheese is your best bet. In fact, some people prefer to use cottage cheese because it has a similar flavor and fewer calories.