Is cottage cheese as vile as it looks?

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I'm trying to cook healthier, cheaper meals and I've come across a few recipes calling for cottage cheese as it supposedly tastes lovely at a fraction of the fat of regular cheese. I've never had it because quite frankly it looks disgusting and is reminiscent of a rampant vaginal infection 🙈

Is it as bad as it looks? And if so, how can I get past how much it grosses me out?

For background, I once tried quark in good faith and haven't been able to look at it without feeling nauseous since.

High protein and high levels of B vitamins, selenium, calcium and phosphorus

Bad cottage cheese is grainy and revolting but the nice stuff is delicious.

Sadly, I can't eat any of it.

I like it with pineapple, black pepper and a bit of salad cream!

It’s rancid

All the more for me.

I just wanted to add, for comparison, quark is more towards the yoghurt end of the spectrum where as cottage cheese is a bit cheesier, although seriously do not expect anything like cheddar.

I rather like it in a baked potato. It’s not horrible at all - I always thought it was as it was what mum used to have when she was on a diet (on ryvita).

the Best cheese for lasagne imo, is a mixture of goat cheese , ricotta, Parmesan and Buffalo Mozzarella.

If you don’t think of it as cheese it tastes a lot better. I like it on wholemeal toast with avocado.

It's not as bad as it looks no.

It's much much worse.

Love cottage cheese

Ooh it's a divisive topic isn't it!

I love it. But only Longley Farm which is creamy and still low calorie. I have half a large tub on four Ryvitas for lunch often.

I love it, but not as a substitute for cheese though really. Can eat a whole tub with ryvita and cucumber/tomato (defeats the object of healthy eating)

It needs to be the full fat version, fat free/low far versions don't even compare

Yes as pp said, Langley Farm version is good

It's absolutely rank in all forms apart from the Longley Farm one which is a food of the gods.

The Longley Farm one is a bit like a mousse of not very salty feta.

I thought I liked cottage cheese after a lifetime of only ever eating Longley Farm, then I moved south and realised not all cottage cheeses are created equal.

I like it.

Do not put it in lasagne.

I did this for a slimming world recipe it was rank af

Albino vomit

Cottage cheese was always classed as low fat. Then the low fat everything trend started so there were options in the shops.

I have tried to like it many times, but can only take a small amount at a time, preferably with pineapple otherwise avoid it.

I love it with salad cream stirred in, really do not like it plain. You could stir in sweet chilli sauce or whatever condiment floats your boat. I would never cook with it.

Ooh yes, its nice with salad cream

It's nice mixed with tuna and now I want to get some to mix it with salad cream!

Quark is much better for cooking!

Yes. Cottage cheese most definitely is as vile as it looks. It's the texture, it's nasty, all lumpy & gritty. Eurgh.

I once started a Longley Farm appreciation thread on here. Bets ever cottage cheese. Sadly am now vegan.

I love cottage cheese on buttered toast. Everyone I've ever eaten it in front of thinks I'm completely weird but it's one of my favourite breakfasts.