Cream cheese ( Eng. Cream cheese , also soft cheese ) - soft, sweet, with a moderate taste cheese from milk and cream (hence the name of the cheese). According to French sources, known since the 17th century.
The cheese has a delicate texture, does not require a ripening period, and this differs from other soft cheeses such as brie and neuchatel . The most similar in taste, structure and consistency, as well as in the method of preparation are bursen and mascarpone .
Cream cheese includes French Chavroux and Petit-suisse , as well as Norwegian Snofrisk. The composition and fat content may vary depending on the type of cheese.
It is used to prepare such popular dishes as rolls and desserts Cheesecake and Red Velvet Cake
Philadelphia Cheese
The best-known brand of this cheese in America is called Philadelphia and is owned by the American company Kraft Foods . This cheese has been produced since 1872, it was named in honor of the city of Philadelphia , which at that time was known for food of excellent quality.
This cheese consists of skimmed pasteurized cow's milk and milk fat, whey protein concentrate, cheese culture, salt, whey, stabilizers ( xanthan gum and / or locust bean gum and / or guar gum ), sorbic acid (as a preservative ), vitamin palmitate A [1] .
Milk is pasteurized and then homogenized and cooled to begin the next step. Milk is slowly heated before fermentation is carried out. To do this, add fermentation to the normalized milk mixture for coagulation of milk protein and the formation of a cheese clot with the release of whey.
After that, the whey is separated from the cheese clot, the cheese mass is given the desired structure and salt and stabilizers are added. Flavoring additives, such as garlic, herbs are added to the ready-made cream cheese before packaging.