Cheese Database

Paneer vs Queso blanco

Paneer

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.

Queso blanco

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
Mexico

Queso blanco means white cheese, and the name covers more than one fresh cheese. In US markets it usually means a pressed fresh cow's-milk cheese that holds its shape in a pan.