Curd vs Custard - What's the difference?
curd | custard |
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
* F. Burr
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To form curd; to curdle.
To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.
* Shakespeare
(uncountable) A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches.
(countable) Any particular variety of custard.
As nouns the difference between curd and custard
is that curd is the part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese while custard is a type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches.As a verb curd
is to form curd; to curdle.curd
English
(wikipedia curd)Noun
(en noun)- Broccoli should be cut while the curd , as the flowering mass is termed, is entire.
- Cauliflowers should be cut for use while the head, or curd , is still close and compact.
Derived terms
* crud * curds and whey * lemon curdSee also
* buttermilk * milk * whey * yoghurtVerb
(en verb)- Does it curd thy blood / To say I am thy mother?