Cheese Database

Cream cheese vs Creole cream cheese

Cream cheese, field guide plate
Cream cheese, photographed

Cream cheese

Facts

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

Cream cheese is a fresh, rich cow's-milk cheese set with acid. It was developed in the United States in the late nineteenth century, and it is made to spread.

Creole cream cheese

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
United States
Place
New Orleans, Louisiana

Creole cream cheese is a fresh cow's milk cheese from New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a soft farmer-style cheese, closer to a loose clabber than to a dense brick of modern cream cheese. The curds are mild, slightly tart, and a little sweet. People often eat them with cream, sugar, or fruit at breakfast. A savory plate with salt and pepper is just as traditional in the city.