Paneer vs Queso Panela

Facts

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.

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.