Is Cream Cheese a Cheese or a spread?

Answer 1

Cream cheese is a soft, mild-tasting, white cheese that contains at least 33% milkfat (as marketed) with a moisture content of not more than 55%, and a pH range of 4.4 to 4.9. [1] It is sold in brick form or in a small, tub-like container. Variety brands add such additional seasonings as garlic, dill, and olives. Cream cheese differs from other cheese in that it is not allowed time to mature and is meant to be consumed fresh. It is a primary ingredient in cheesecake and other desserts, and is often spread on bagels and eaten with lox (smoked salmon). On bagels, cream cheese is sometimes referred to by the Yiddish word schmear.

Answer 2

it's a cream cheese spread just like it's named. Made from cream and milk

Answer 3

It's a cheese spread.

Answer 4

it is a spread made of milk and cream and cheese culture but no cheese

Answer 5

SPREAD.....

most people eat cream cheese with something and cheese by itself. I eat cream cheese by itself too...but it's spreadable and cheese is not.

Answer 6

Simple, cheese in spreadable form!

P.S. I LOVE cream cheese. I can finish a tub of it in 3 days, sometimes less lol! I put it in almost everything.

Answer 7

both - it's a cheese spread

Answer 8

A spread.

Answer 9

It's a spreadable cheese.

Answer 10

it's a soft spread.
i just had some right now when i went to Noah's Bagels....soooo yummy.

cream cheese + toasted cinnamon sugar bagel = DELICIOUS!!!!!