Farmer cheese 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 separates into curds (solid) and whey (liquid), then the whey is drained off. Further pressing out of the moisture yields the malleable solid results of pot cheese, while even more pressing makes farmer cheese, which is solid, dry and crumbly. Farmer cheese
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)