Kesong puti vs Queso Panela
Kesong puti
Facts
- Milk
- Water buffalo
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Philippines
Kesong puti is a soft fresh cheese from the Philippines, and the traditional milk is carabao milk, from the water buffalo. The name means white cheese. The curds are mild, salty, and a little tart, with a moist texture that can be spooned or sliced. Many pieces are wrapped in banana leaves, which add a faint leafy smell. It is an everyday cheese, not a long-aged wheel with a rind.
Queso Panela
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Mexico
Queso panela is a fresh white cheese from Mexico, made from cow's milk. It is the Mexican cheese of that name, not a goat cheese from California that sometimes uses a similar word. The loaf is soft, moist, and mild, and it has no rind. Basket molds leave a woven pattern on the surface, which is why people also call it queso de canasta. It is eaten fresh, not aged into a sharp wheel.