Pot cheese is a type of soft, crumbly, unaged cheese. It is very simple to make and also highly versatile, making it a very popular cheese, but it may be hard to find in stores. Pot cheese is in the midway stage between

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and farmer cheese. It is somewhat dry and crumbly, but with a neutral, creamy texture and is very high in protein. It is most similar to the Mexican queso blanco. In New York and its environs, it was frequently served in a bowl topped with cut-up vegetables. In Austria, ''Topfen'' (pot cheese) is another name for ''

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''. It is traditionally cut with a sun-shaped object known as a cheese cutter.

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