2007-01-06 12:58:22 · 5 answers · asked by bumpb4 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
curds are the result of enzymes on the protein in milk.
cottage cheese is essentially curds.
2007-01-06 13:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by CHARLES B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they make chedder cheese, and add whatever to the milk mixture, well it forms curds. They then press the curds into blocks or wheels to make hunks of cheese, which is then aged. So the curd is the chedder cheese that is not pressed into blocks, sold before that is done. As some cheese making facilities you can see this being done, and when you buy the curds there, they are warm and squeek when you bite into them. They are excellent when fresh and make a great grilled cheese.
2007-01-06 13:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by yennydayerman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really much to explain. The first step in cheese making is to separate the casein (milk protein) from the liquid portion of the milk (the whey). This is typically done by adding an enzyme called rennet that causes the protein to coagulate (although, if you're making the Indian cheese "paneer" it's done by acidifying the milk).
The curds are the separated milk solids. They can be eaten fresh ("cottage cheese") or drained and aged.
2007-01-06 13:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by sdc_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheese occur from the milk being cooked, and the liquid evaporates from it. It is what's left...a solid called curds.
2007-01-06 13:06:17 · answer #4 · answered by Dragonsiren 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cheese curds is even older milk than cheese itself. then it curls into a ball after a while.
2007-01-06 13:02:07 · answer #5 · answered by Shannon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋