Farmer cheese is often used for fillings in blintzes, pierogi and other foods. It is sometimes rolled in a mixture of herbs and flavorings or wrapped in very thin slices of flavorful smoked meats. It can also be used as a spread on bread. Farmer 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. Farmer cheese may be made from the milk of cows, sheep or goats, with each giving its own texture and flavor. During coagulation the mixture
Pierogi Typical Ukrainian fillings for varenyky include cottage cheese, potato, boiled beans, mushy peas, sauerkraut, plum (and other fruits), potato and cheese, cabbage, meat, fish, buckwheat. A traditional dish in Slovak cuisine is "bryndzové pirohy", dumplings filled with salty bryndza cheese mixed with mashed potatoes. "Brydzové pirohy" are served with some more bryndza (mixed with milk or sour cream, so it has texture of a liquid and serves as a dip) and topped with bacon or fried onion. In Slovakia, "pirohy" are semicircular shaped. Along with bryndzové halušky, "brydzové pirohy" is one of Slovakia's national dishes. "Ajdovi krapi" (literally buckwheat carps)