Theguardian iconTheguardianAug 8, 2026 ~1 min source read

‘Lip-smackingly sour’: the best (and worst) supermarket cottage cheeses, tasted and rated

Creamy, high-protein and all over our socials, cottage cheese is having a moment. When I was growing up, cottage cheese was tasteless and mostly only eaten by dieters.

‘Lip-smackingly sour’: the best (and worst) supermarket cottage cheeses, tasted and rated

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Creamy, high-protein and all over our socials, cottage cheese is having a moment.

When I was growing up, cottage cheese was tasteless and mostly only eaten by dieters.

Its recent revival in the UK, most likely driven by social media, has similar health reasons at its root – the current protein obsession in gym bros and weight watchers alike – but cottage cheese has become...

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Creamy, high-protein and all over our socials, cottage cheese is having a moment. When I was growing up, cottage cheese was tasteless and mostly only eaten by dieters. Its recent revival in the UK, most likely driven by social media, has similar health reasons at its root – the current protein obsession in gym bros and weight watchers alike – but cottage cheese has become cool.

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