Cheese Database

Creole cream cheese vs Fromage blanc

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.

Fromage blanc, field guide plate
Fromage blanc, photographed

Fromage blanc

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
France

Fromage blanc is a fresh cow's milk cheese from France, soft and white, with no rind and no aging. The name means white cheese, and the body is smooth enough to eat with a spoon. Makers set the milk with lactic cultures, then drain the whey until the curd is thick but still moist. A plain pot tastes mildly tangy, like cultured cream that has been lightly soured. It belongs with yogurt and quark, not with pressed wheels that sit on a board for a long time.