Posted on 10/09/2025 9:00:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
It's a pretty polarizing food: some love it, some not so much. Cottage cheese has been hard to find recently because sales are skyrocketing.
So why is cottage cheese suddenly so popular? Good Question. Gen Z holds the answer.
Cottage cheese has newfound fame and range thanks to TikTok, where foodies are sharing their favorite recipes featuring the ingredient.
It's clear this old classic has new life. Jill Holter at The Wedge in Minneapolis says they can barely keep it in stock.
"We are lucky when we have a full shelf like this. This is rare," Holter said. "Sales have been skyrocketing."
Cottage cheese sales are up 65% since 2021. Good Culture had to release a statement saying demand has been wild, and they are working around the clock to get supplies back in stock.
As a dietitian, Kylie Ryan at Hennepin Healthcare has been trying to get people to eat it for years.
"We have used cottage cheese as like a go-to thing for a while," Ryan said. "When people eat cottage cheese, they feel like it makes them feel more satisfied."
But there are aversions, and there are questions — like, is it healthy?
"What we like to say is that it's nutrient-dense," Ryan said. "The way it's made, it tends to have a little bit more of the casein protein in it."
For context, one serving of cottage cheese has at least 12 grams of protein. An egg has six.
Thanks to a new generation of awareness, what's old is cool again.
Cottage cheese is healthier than other cheeses because it has about 1.5 times more protein. It's also versatile, because it can go with sweet or salty foods.
Minnesota-based Kemps said sales are up 14% this year.
VIDEO AT LINK..............................
I eat it regularly, with just salt and pepper, and sometimes cayenne pepper...............
Chewy milk.
cottage cheese and green olives
or
cottage cheese with pineapple and mandarin oranges
It probably has something to do with the Kurds.
There was a “diet” plate that was popular in diners and the like back in the sixties. Lettuce on a plate with a generous scoop of cottage cheese in the center and ringed with canned fruit salad. Haven’t seen it in years.
Cottage cheese pie
Daisy makes a nice cottage cheese snack pack with pineapple or peaches.
It would not be difficult to assemble one today at home though.
I figured you would whey in on this...
Yes, olives green or black!...................
Used to eat it. Just go for fattier cheeses now.
I remember that until the 90s.
I don’t recall it, since.
I add scallions to a tub. I buy a 16 oz tub every other week.
I can’t live without it.
This article is either ignorant of, or choosing to ignore, a likely driver: people figured out that cottage cheese can be used to make excellent dough for keto meals - bread, pizza, etc. and it’s very popular with that crowd right now.
I have mixed the two from time to time...........especially with fetas.................
Palacinke
1 1/2 cups milk, room temperature
3 eggs
4 tablespoons sugar
1 pinch salt
2 1/2 cups flour
4 cups cottage cheese
3 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Stir sugar and eggs together until smooth or well-blended. Add milk, stir well. Add flour gradually stirring after each addition. Stir or blend until smooth.
Heat skillet with enough butter to coat as for pancakes. Pour a small amount on one end of skillet. Tilt, so it spreads and covers the skillet. Fry until done. Flip over brown.
For each palachinke, coat skillet with butter and start as first one.
Makes about 15 9” cakes. Stack one on top of each other until all are fried.
Mix all together well. If cheese is too creamy, add 2 or 3 more tbl cracker meal to thicken.
Put onto a crepe and roll. Line up in greased baking pan. Put in a little milk or cream to keep from drying out.
Put in 350 degree oven for about 1/2 hour or until cheese coagulates.
Since I had open heart surgery 15 months ago, I’ve tried to incorporate more protein into my diet.
I’ve been including cottage cheese into my scrambled eggs, use a blender to mix the eggs and cottage cheese together and cook them normally, you can’t really tell the difference and you get the extra protein into your diet
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.