Pass me the Cheese, Please

Anyone who knows me should be aware of my love for cheese - every single kind of cheese, no matter how stinky it is, it's all so very wonderful to me. And that applies to cottage cheese as well, probably the healthiest you're going to get when it comes to this generally high-fat dairy product.

For many dieters, athletes and bodybuilders alike, it's considered an excellent source of protein (around 17g per 100g), meaning that it's a very filling product without the excessive amounts of calories, fat or carbohydrates.

Personally I like Twarog Lowicki half-fat soft cheese, which can be bought from the Polish section in Tesco. I mash this up with a dollop of fat-free probiotic yoghurt and add sultanas for a sweeter taste, and it practically tastes like dessert! I have to admit, when I first saw my boyfriend make up this strange combination as a late-night snack I thought it was more than a little bit weird, but it honestly tastes great (for cheese fiends, even more so) and is extremely good as a kind of meal-replacement dish.

As previously mentioned, cottage cheese is a product that is used a lot in Lithuania. In the supermarkets there were as many (if not more) cottage cheese-based desserts and snacks than yoghurts; needless to say, I fell in love with the chocolate-covered, kid-friendly kind of cottage cheese; Surelis.

These. Are. Amazing.



English supermarkets should sort themselves out and stock more Eastern European products. Either that, or better; English brands should take a tip from their overseas-equivalents and produce something that could actually fix the child obesity rate in the UK, rather than fuel it further with the high-fat/sugar based products that are currently aimed towards children.

Ranty Katie has finished now! And, calm...

P.S. 'Russian Grandma's Cottage Cheese Pancake' review and recipe to follow shortly!