Food & Beverages

Cheese: Plain Curd

Plain curd is the solid portion of milk before it becomes an actual piece of cheese. Most people dont know that plain curd can be eaten just as you would eat cheese. The plain curd is very dense,soft, and has a milky texture.

At some point all cheeses are plain curd. Plain curd is an essential ingredient for cheese because without it cheese could not be made; its how the curd is processed that determines what type of cheese it will be. For example, when you stretch curd it becomes Mozzarella, when you cook curd it can become Emmentaler (swiss) and Gruyere, and when you stack curd in long sheets it becomes cheddar.

The Taste of Plain Curds
Cheese is made from different types of milk and this has affect on how the curd will taste. For example some cheeses are more sour and some are more sweet, resulting from the usage of different types of milk. The most popular types of milk that are used to make cheese are cows milk, goats milk, and sheep milk.

Cheese is produced and traded all around the world. As a result, you will find a wide availability of different curds to choose from. You will fall in love with the delicate and mild taste of plain curd.