Cheese of the Week: The Cultured Way Yogurt Cheese
I am very skeptical of any cheese not made in the traditional way cheese is usually made. For a long time, this skepticism kept me from trying yogurt cheese. I like yogurt. I like cheese. But yogurt cheese? As a lactose-lovin' gal, I just didn't see the point. Especially since many regular types of cheese are lower in lactose than you think.
But when I tried The Cultured Way yogurt cheese, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The texture is creamy and the flavor is pleasant and slightly tangy. If you're a cheese lover who is trying to avoid lactose or high sodium, yogurt cheese can be a good lactose free cheese alternative.
The Cultured Way sells yogurt cheese in four flavors: original, tomato and basil, jalepeno and fiesta pepper.
Comments
Unlike soy cheese, yogurt cheese is at least dairy based. My mom’s family live in Indiana near Amish country. Just last week they sent me some yogurt cheese and some butter cheese. The butter cheese is a bit richer, and the yogurt cheese is tangier, but they have pretty much the same Havarti-esc texture.
Early this year I found yogurt cheese at Sam’s Club in Independence, MO but lately I cannot find it there or elsewhere in Independence where I live. I am a native of Pennsylvania and yogurt cheese is available in almost any town or city with Amish or Mennonite stores. I am lactose intollerant and cannot eat other cheeses and soy cheese is tasteless to me.