Cottage Cheese

This probably sounds really crazy, but does anyone think that the cottage cheese here is different? I've not really eaten it much but we have some now and it seems sour-er, almost. I don't know if it's just the brand that my hubby brought home (co-op) but I thought I would ask here rather than go out and buy loads of brands only to find that it is just a bit different.

Hmm, I have never found it different. 

I dont particularly like the Co-Op branded cottage cheese, but I do like Tesco branded (esp the flavoured varieties). 

I agree -- it is kind of blah. 

Yes. It tastes like cottage cheese mixed with sour cream. I used to love cottage cheese. Not here. I would probably only eat it on a baked potato, instead of sour cream.

I agree. It tastes very different to me. There is only brand I like here is Longley Farm as it's the closest to what I remember.

Thanks very much, I will definitely try the brands you suggested. I'm glad it's not just me I was actually thinking about blending it up and using it as sour cream, drofnnyl.

I haven't noticed a difference either.

Dh & I just had this conversation over the weekend he loves cottage cheese sandwiches but cant make them when we are in the States. Dh said the cottage cheese has a different taste & different consistency than the English kind has I have to agree with him I think they different as well.  

I've never bought any here, because the tubs seem tiny compared to what I am used to, unless I've been looking in the wrong place. For the size I have seen, I'd put the whole thing on a baked potato, or want two for a bowl of cut up tomatoes and cottage cheese.

I suppose if it does taste different I will be happy I never bought any. 

I haven't noticed a big difference, rather just a matter of finding a particular brand/variety that I like - but that was my experience in the US as well.

I frequently have the individual sized 1-2 serving pot of that Sainsburys Be Good to Yourself range cottage cheese for breakfast with some fruit.  It says it's 2 servings, but the calorie count for eating both is around 200 so I eat the whole thing! 

I dont particularly like the Co-Op branded cottage cheese, but I do like Tesco branded (esp the flavoured varieties). 

I'm with Mirrajay...It does taste loads different to me, but I really like the tesco flavored ones! It took a while to get used to it in general though.

I bought some Holy Cow brand cottage cheese from Waitrose yesterday for the boy, and it tastes just like home! Of course I made my DH try it and he was all "What? But this isn't sour! Why would you want that? It's so boring!"

Oh well, I will feed it to the boy and we shall be 2 against 1 liking the good stuff

I'm just reminded of this little ditty from Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer!

"Cottage cheese, cottage cheese
The only cheese guaranteed to please
It's not a cheese, it's a residue
A residue that's good for you"
 

I just had some cottage cheese for the first time in AGES.  It was Marks&Spencer brand, with Chives.  The only thing I noticed was that the consistency is different.  It's like...thicker than what I'm used to. 

In the US, I also always got the large chunks, which is a bit more runny than the thicker sort of paste that this package has.  Is there a large chunk option here?  I've never seen it, but I didn't actually look for it or anything either; I just saw the clearance sticker on the tub I got and went for it!