Queso blanco

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/queso-blanco

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the classification?Fresh, unripened cheese
2. What is the texture range?Soft, spreadable to firm, crumbly
3. What is queso blanco and why is it called "white cheese"?Queso blanco is a fresh, mild white cheese. It gets its name because it is pale white in color. It is made from cow, goat, or sheep milk.
4. How is queso blanco made from milk?To make it, milk is coagulated with an acid or rennet. The milk separates into curds and whey. The curds are drained and sometimes pressed to get the right texture.

Casein: The primary protein found in milk, responsible for forming the curd structure in cheesemaking.
Rennet: Enzymes, traditionally from animal stomachs, used to coagulate milk proteins in cheesemaking.
Acid Coagulation: A cheesemaking process where adding acid causes milk proteins to separate into curds and whey.