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Cottage cheese, you are a polarizing food. I enjoy it so we’re going to talk about it, namely newcomer to the US market, Lidl and their private label 4% milkfat cottage cheese. So far of the Lidl private label items I have tried I have been very happy with. Great prices and good quality. Here are some other Lidl items I have reviewed for Off Brand Better:

• Lidl decaf coffee crystals vs. Nescafe decaf coffee crystals
• Lidl Skin care. Is this off brand better?

Breakstone’s is nationally available so that will be the comparison brand. Lidl also has packaged their product to resemble the Breakstone’s brand of cottage cheese. These two cottage cheese products I categorize as “wet” style cottage cheese. Some brands have less liquid in them giving off a drier ricotta style texture.

Breakstone’s cottage cheese comes in small curd and large curd, low sodium, 4%, low fat and fat free. In addition they also offer fruit included varieties. Lidl only offers 4% and lowfat cottage cheese in the location I shop at.

What is cottage cheese anyway?

Acidifying milk using any number of food-safe acids is how cottage cheese is made.  The process results in the curds separating from the whey. Salt may be added once the curds have been rinsed. All cheeses have varying amounts of salt otherwise they are very bland and unpleasant to taste. Lower sodium cottage cheese is available.

Cottage cheese is said to be one of the first types of cheese made in America.  The California Milk Advisory Board says that immigrants brought with them the tradition of fresh cheesemaking and cottage cheese has since lived on as a popular dairy product.

Is Lidl cottage cheese any good?

Lidl cottage cheese has a mix of large and small curds, a creamy whole milk texture and the curds are smooth and not waxy at all. Great dairy flavor. I like this cottage cheese so much that I am easily on my 12th container of it. I go through one per week. It is good enough to eat plain with no need to add salt and pepper, fruit , jam, roasted herb tomatoes, cucumbers and onions or whatever else it is you like to add to your cottage cheese. – I have even seen people mix it in with scrambled eggs before cooking to make them creamier and enhance the protein level. We don’t judge how you take your cottage cheese here at Off Brand Better.

I likely couldn’t tell the two apart if you blindfolded me an fed me Breakstone’s 4% cottage cheese and Lidl’s 4% cottage cheese. Lidl has a solid product with their cottage cheese.

Final thoughts on Lidl vs. Breakstone’s cottage cheese

After consuming so much of the Lidl brand cottage cheese, my final score : A green dot. Savings will vary based on sale price but you can expect Lidl cottage cheese to be 25% to 30% less than Breakstone’s 4% cottage cheese.

Note: if you are curious about “dry” cottage cheese try Friendship brand if it is available in your area. Very small curd and no excess liquid.