Bandel vs Paneer
Bandel
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- India
Bandel is a fresh cow's milk cheese from India. The name comes from a former Portuguese settlement in the east of the country, where this style of cheese took shape. Milk is curdled, drained, and salted heavily, then often smoked. The usual piece is a small thick disc, not a large aged wheel. Plain cheese is pale, and the smoked kind is brown and much more aromatic on the plate.
Paneer
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- India
Paneer is a fresh acid-set cheese from the Indian subcontinent. Hot milk is curdled with lemon, yogurt, or another acid. There is no rennet and no aging.