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Curd vs Chenna - What's the difference?

curd | chenna |

As nouns the difference between curd and chenna

is that curd is the part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese while chenna is a fresh, unripened curd cheese widely used in India and Bangladesh.

As a verb curd

is to form curd; to curdle.

curd

English

(wikipedia curd)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese.
  • The coagulated part of any liquid.
  • The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.
  • * R. Thompson
    • Broccoli should be cut while the curd , as the flowering mass is termed, is entire.
  • * F. Burr
    • Cauliflowers should be cut for use while the head, or curd , is still close and compact.
  • *

    • Derived terms

    * crud * curds and whey * lemon curd

    See also

    * buttermilk * milk * whey * yoghurt

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form curd; to curdle.
  • To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Does it curd thy blood / To say I am thy mother?

    Derived terms

    * curdle

    Anagrams

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    chenna

    English

    Noun

    (Chhena) (-)
  • A fresh, unripened curd cheese widely used in India and Bangladesh.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 3, author=Amanda Hesser, title=Cooking, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=(His fortune cookies are made with a chocolate batter; chenna , an Indian cheese, is enhanced with sake, cherries, balsamic vinegar and orange-blossom water.) }}