cream cheese

     

Cream cheese is a sweet, soft, mil-tasting, white cheese, defined by the US Department of Agriculture as containing at least 33% milkfat (as marketed) with a moisture content of not more than 55%, and a pH range of 4.4 to 4.9.

Trivia about cream cheese

  • You don't have to live in Philly to spread your bagel with Philly, which is this
  • This dairy spread is the marquee ingredient in one kind of icebox cookie
  • A bagel with "schmear"--this dairy product developed in 1872
  • While it may contain cottage cheese, the traditional New York cheesecake is based on this cheese
  • Having less fat, Neufchatel is a healthier substitute for this bagel spread

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