Cheese Database

Bundz vs Cottage cheese

Bundz

Facts

Milk
Sheep
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
Poland
Place
Traditionally produced in Podhale

Bundz is a fresh sheep's milk cheese from Poland, traditionally produced in Podhale. It is the soft white curd that highland dairies lift from the vat before later cheeses are shaped or heavily salted. The taste is mild, milky, and a little sweet, closer to a tender farmer's cheese than to a smoked wedge. The body is moist and slightly springy, and a very fresh piece may squeak gently. Bunc is a local name for the same cheese.

Cottage cheese, field guide plate
Cottage cheese, photographed

Cottage cheese

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
United States

Cottage cheese is fresh cow's-milk curd kept in soft lumps, usually in a creamy dressing. The name points to farm kitchens, where people made a simple cheese from milk they had on hand.