Curd
noun
The thick part of milk that forms when it becomes sour or when an acid is added.
The cheese is made from the curd left after the whey is removed.
Often appears as...
- whey and curd
- curd cheese
noun
A soft substance made by adding an acid to milk, used to make cheese.
He spent the morning separating the whey from the curd in the cheese-making process.
Often appears as...
- cheese curd
- curd separation
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of food in Indian cooking made from curdled milk.
He served the spicy curry with a side of cooling curd.
Often appears as...
- curd rice
- sweet curd
noun
The thick part of milk that forms when it becomes sour or when an acid is added.
The cheese is made from the curd left after the whey is removed.
Often appears as...
- whey and curd
- curd cheese
noun
A soft substance made by adding an acid to milk, used to make cheese.
He spent the morning separating the whey from the curd in the cheese-making process.
Often appears as...
- cheese curd
- curd separation
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of food in Indian cooking made from curdled milk.
He served the spicy curry with a side of cooling curd.
Often appears as...
- curd rice
- sweet curd
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Pro Tip 1/3Sour Transformation
Curd forms when milk sours naturally or acid is introduced, changing its texture and taste.
When lemon juice was added to the milk, it turned into curd.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Basics
Understanding curd is essential for learning basic cheese-making techniques.
First, let the milk form curd, then proceed with your cheese recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Dairy
In some contexts, 'curd' can refer to similar textures in non-dairy products.
The soy milk formed a curd that resembled traditional dairy products.
Pro Tip 1/3Sour Transformation
Curd forms when milk sours naturally or acid is introduced, changing its texture and taste.
When lemon juice was added to the milk, it turned into curd.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Basics
Understanding curd is essential for learning basic cheese-making techniques.
First, let the milk form curd, then proceed with your cheese recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Dairy
In some contexts, 'curd' can refer to similar textures in non-dairy products.
The soy milk formed a curd that resembled traditional dairy products.
Pro Tip 1/3Sour Transformation
Curd forms when milk sours naturally or acid is introduced, changing its texture and taste.
When lemon juice was added to the milk, it turned into curd.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Basics
Understanding curd is essential for learning basic cheese-making techniques.
First, let the milk form curd, then proceed with your cheese recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Dairy
In some contexts, 'curd' can refer to similar textures in non-dairy products.
The soy milk formed a curd that resembled traditional dairy products.
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The beneficial bacteria...
its proteins start to aggregate and curdle. That's why spoiled milk is clumpy. Cheesemakers usually add an enzyme called rennet, naturally found inside of cows, goats, and some other mammals to help this process along. Eventually, those little curdles turn into bigger curds,
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We Are What We Eat:...
and with milk you often boil it in this big pots you can see here. She's straining the milk into the pot. She's going to boil it on slow fire over dung fire usually because nothing grows there so they use dry dung to cook. And then you'll get this kind of curd.
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The rapid growth of the...
could help him revive his village. Like many rural communities, Luo's home specialized in a very specific provincial craft -- making fermented bean curd, in this case. So he started a small factory and started selling his locally made goods online.
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The beneficial bacteria...
its proteins start to aggregate and curdle. That's why spoiled milk is clumpy. Cheesemakers usually add an enzyme called rennet, naturally found inside of cows, goats, and some other mammals to help this process along. Eventually, those little curdles turn into bigger curds,
Video examples
We Are What We Eat:...
and with milk you often boil it in this big pots you can see here. She's straining the milk into the pot. She's going to boil it on slow fire over dung fire usually because nothing grows there so they use dry dung to cook. And then you'll get this kind of curd.
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The rapid growth of the...
could help him revive his village. Like many rural communities, Luo's home specialized in a very specific provincial craft -- making fermented bean curd, in this case. So he started a small factory and started selling his locally made goods online.
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Skylar Grey
American Musician
Mazomanie doesn't even have a stoplight, so it doesn't do a lot. But the cheese curds there are unbelievable. I've never had them anywhere else, even at places in California that claim to have the real thing. There's a cheese factory in Arena, Mazomanie's neighboring town, and they'll give you fresh curds that are so amazing.
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Lemon curd is one of the first things I remember cooking when I was old enough to use the stove without supervision. I looked up a recipe in my one of my mom's Martha Stewart cookbooks and went to work, stirring anxiously and monitoring closely for signs that the mixture was thickening so as not to curdle the eggs.
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Vijay Sethupathi
Indian Actor
I prepare my style of biriyani by sauting sliced onion, tomato, green chilli, ginger garlic and add required water and rice. If I end up adding a tad too much of salt, I used to add curd to balance it.
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Lemon curd is a basic custard, meaning it's thickened by eggs. Although many curd recipes call for just yolks, I prefer to use a combination of whole eggs and yolks to add a bit of lightness.
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Alvin Leung
English Chef
I especially like to make my own ginkgo soup, bean curd sheet soup, and red bean soup. This way, I can control the sugar portions.
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Milkha Singh
Indian Athlete
I start my day with two eggs and two slices of toast along with juice and take 1-2 chapatis with dal and curd rice at lunch.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Scamorza, an Italian curd cheese often labelled 'smoked mozzarella,' melts fantastically well.
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J. J. Watt
American Athlete
I'm a Wisconsin kid, so I like brats and burgers and stuff like that. Cheese curds.
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Hilary Knight
American Athlete
I love cheeseburgers; I love fries, cheese curds, the list goes on.
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Skylar Grey
American Musician
Mazomanie doesn't even have a stoplight, so it doesn't do a lot. But the cheese curds there are unbelievable. I've never had them anywhere else, even at places in California that claim to have the real thing. There's a cheese factory in Arena, Mazomanie's neighboring town, and they'll give you fresh curds that are so amazing.
Quote examples
Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Lemon curd is one of the first things I remember cooking when I was old enough to use the stove without supervision. I looked up a recipe in my one of my mom's Martha Stewart cookbooks and went to work, stirring anxiously and monitoring closely for signs that the mixture was thickening so as not to curdle the eggs.
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Vijay Sethupathi
Indian Actor
I prepare my style of biriyani by sauting sliced onion, tomato, green chilli, ginger garlic and add required water and rice. If I end up adding a tad too much of salt, I used to add curd to balance it.
Quote examples
Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Lemon curd is a basic custard, meaning it's thickened by eggs. Although many curd recipes call for just yolks, I prefer to use a combination of whole eggs and yolks to add a bit of lightness.
Quote examples
Alvin Leung
English Chef
I especially like to make my own ginkgo soup, bean curd sheet soup, and red bean soup. This way, I can control the sugar portions.
Quote examples
Milkha Singh
Indian Athlete
I start my day with two eggs and two slices of toast along with juice and take 1-2 chapatis with dal and curd rice at lunch.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Scamorza, an Italian curd cheese often labelled 'smoked mozzarella,' melts fantastically well.
Quote examples
J. J. Watt
American Athlete
I'm a Wisconsin kid, so I like brats and burgers and stuff like that. Cheese curds.
Quote examples
Hilary Knight
American Athlete
I love cheeseburgers; I love fries, cheese curds, the list goes on.
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