Cottage cheese in North Jakarta

[Banana72]

Just curious if anybody here knows where to get Cottage cheese in North Jakarta? I haven't checked Grand Lucky yet...but went to Mall Kelapa Gading yesterday and went to Ranch (Maybe Farmers? I always got them mixed up)...couldn't find it. Ain't going through the traffic to go to Kemchick Kemang or Grand Lucky in SCBD...prefer not to get it from tokopedia yet...

 

[gemima]

I've never seen cottage cheese for sale here - did a search on happy fresh and it came up with no results.
The sellers on tokopedia dont fill me with hope (very few sellers/ very few buyers so I would avoid)..
The craze for cottage cheese hasnt reached us yet!

I did try make it myself - its really quick to make but I wasnt very happy with my first attempt.

 

[jstar]

Ranch (Maybe Farmers? I always got them mixed up)

It’s called Food Hall now. The one underneath the SOGO. (A bit more upscale than Farmer’s.)

I bought it in Grand Lucky in MOI once. But prices got somewhat absurd so went online anyway.

And after that I realized that the cheese in the palak paneer is in fact practically the same as hüttenkäse, so it’s extremely easy to make:
Boil milk and turn the heat down. Add lemon juice and vinegar and stir well. You can see that the proteins are going to solidify. Turn off the heat and let it stand for 15 minutes, until the cheese separates from the liquid. Put a tea towel in a colander and throw it all in and let it drain. Turn the tips of the tea towel towards each other and squeeze out the remaining moisture. Hopla.

 

[Banana72]

It’s called Food Hall now. The one underneath the SOGO. (A bit more upscale than Farmer’s.)

I bought it in Grand Lucky in MOI once. But prices got somewhat absurd so went online anyway.

And after that I realized that the cheese in the palak paneer is in fact practically the same as hüttenkäse, so it’s extremely easy to make:
Boil milk and turn the heat down. Add lemon juice and vinegar and stir well. You can see that the proteins are going to solidify. Turn off the heat and let it stand for 15 minutes, until the cheese separates from the liquid. Put a tea towel in a colander and throw it all in and let it drain. Turn the tips of the tea towel towards each other and squeeze out the remaining moisture. Hopla.

Ahhh yes paneer...maybe if i used that (was gonna use a blender anyway to make 'keto cake') maybe it'll work....?

 

[Shadrach]

This person before was describing the basic method of making cheese. I used to make it, using rennet. Which is a tablet made of concentrated calves stomach, which has the natural enzymes to curdle milk in the calf's stomach so the milk can digested. Lemon juice, and vinegar do the job, but add a little sour flavor. After you make the curds, you have to hang the cloth bag of curds up, so the whey will drain out completely. Then you have to rinse out the rest of the whey. After that you have cottage cheese. Then you add salt to taste. You'd be surprised how it takes a lot of salt give the curds flavor. Then you can add cream to get Cottage cheese like store bought. If you want, you can put the curds in a clean piece of cheese cloth, and make a press of some kind. It takes quite a bit of weight to press out more whey. I would press the cheese on one side overnight, then change the cheesecloth and flip the round over, and press it again for 12 more hours. Thats the beginning of a round of cheese. If you want it to become a tasty round of cheese, you have to set the round on a shelve, lined with cheesecloth, and flip it over daily. You have to change the cheesecloth daily because it gets wet from the moisture draining every night. Eventually it will become dry and have a skin on it. Then you can store it until your ready to eat it.

This is just basic cheese making. Cottage cheese is just the start!

 

[jstar]

Ahhh yes paneer...maybe if i used that (was gonna use a blender anyway to make 'keto cake') maybe it'll work....?

Sure, why not? Blend it with the eggs. Just make sure the cheese is rather dry so well drained.

 

[gemima]

It’s called Food Hall now. The one underneath the SOGO. (A bit more upscale than Farmer’s.)

I bought it in Grand Lucky in MOI once. But prices got somewhat absurd so went online anyway.

And after that I realized that the cheese in the palak paneer is in fact practically the same as hüttenkäse, so it’s extremely easy to make:
Boil milk and turn the heat down. Add lemon juice and vinegar and stir well. You can see that the proteins are going to solidify. Turn off the heat and let it stand for 15 minutes, until the cheese separates from the liquid. Put a tea towel in a colander and throw it all in and let it drain. Turn the tips of the tea towel towards each other and squeeze out the remaining moisture. Hopla.

When I did this the clumps were not very impressive - very tiny.
Maybe I need to try better milk.
It was also very tasteless - In Ireland I appreciate the subtle taste of cottage cheese. Its slightly tangy. My version was overly dry and almost tasteless.

 

[Shadrach]

When I did this the clumps were not very impressive - very tiny.
Maybe I need to try better milk.
It was also very tasteless - In Ireland I appreciate the subtle taste of cottage cheese. Its slightly tangy. My version was overly dry and almost tasteless.

You have to let the milk cool down before you add the coagulant. Raw milk is best for Cheese making!
To make yoghurt, the milk has to cool down to the level of milk you'd give to a baby. The way to tell is put a few drops on your wrist. If it burns it's too hot! When I made cheese, I believe I let the milk cool down to 180* Fahrenheit. Good luck!

 

[Banana72]

Report: No cottage cheese at Grand Lucky MOI yesterday (not surprised) but at least i tried checking!

 

[vocalneal]

As you will tell from this I am not a foodie.
Indomaret stores have jars of cheese spread if all you need is a sandwich. But I suppose you could add it to other recipes as a substitute. Next to the Yogurt I seem to remember.

 

[Shadrach]

As you will tell from this I am not a foodie.
Indomaret stores have jars of cheese spread if all you need is a sandwich. But I suppose you could add it to other recipes as a substitute. Next to the Yogurt I seem to remember.

That Cheese spread, doen't have any cheese in it at All! Indonesian People don't seem to understand about real dairy products. Margarine is Not Butter. It is some form of oil, that is put in large vats, and have huge blasts of Hydrogen gas blown in, to make the fat cells change form, to make it solidify. It comes out White, then has God know's what, imitation food coloring added to make it Yellow. And those Cheeses that come in tubes and jars, and those single slice yellow things, wrapped in plastic, are Not real Cheese! They are some form of dairy fat, that has been made to resemble cheese!
But with lots of money poured into advertising, with a Happy Mother feeding her family, and everyone smiling so bright, eating this stuff, and the prices being So Low, everyone buys this Artificial Food. For Health reasons,
I prefer to spend a little more money, and buy real Cheese, and Butter, made from Real Milk! I understand, if People can't afford it.

 

[vocalneal]

I prefer to spend a little more money, and buy real Cheese, and Butter, made from Real Milk! I understand, if People can't afford it.

Sounds informed but...
Puck brand sold in Indomaret lists the ingredients as (pasteurized raw cow's milk, lactic acid starter culture), palm oil, salt, emulsifier salt (E339). No rennet or preservatives added.

Agreed it is not Cottage Cheese but it is made with dairy. I only used it for sandwiches as a butter substitute.

 

[gemima]

Sounds informed but...
Puck brand sold in Indomaret lists the ingredients as (pasteurized raw cow's milk, lactic acid starter culture), palm oil, salt, emulsifier salt (E339). No rennet or preservatives added.

Agreed it is not Cottage Cheese but it is made with dairy. I only used it for sandwiches as a butter substitute.

That cheese spread is actually not that bad! its made by Arla foods.
I dont eat it regularly but if its in my fridge it gets consumed.

I went to the Lokal Indonesia market on the weekend and stocked up my fridge with the goat farm people: https://www.tokopedia.com/farmfress
Their paneer is great. They started offering haloumi and it was also excellent. Their yoghurts are very good too. So I recommend them - no cottage cheese though!

 

[Bob]

Sounds informed but...
Puck brand sold in Indomaret lists the ingredients as (pasteurized raw cow's milk, lactic acid starter culture), palm oil, salt, emulsifier salt (E339). No rennet or preservatives added.

Agreed it is not Cottage Cheese but it is made with dairy. I only used it for sandwiches as a butter substitute.

Mmm, palm oil, yum. Great for the old arteries.

 

[Jaime C]

I’m glad I have no problems locating cottage cheese. Never liked it!

 

[Balifrog]

I’m glad I have no problems locating cottage cheese. Never liked it!

Called "fromage blanc" in French.
I think last time I had some I was like 15 old.
Never a fan of it, same as youghurts....

 

[Hawk256]

Called "fromage blanc" in French.
I think last time I had some I was like 15 old.
Never a fan of it, same as youghurts....

Yoghurts, I can get behind and wish there was a larger selection here but cottage cheese is not missed at all.

 

[Jaime C]

I‘m fine with yoghurts. I liked the French ones in little glass jars when I was staying in Paris before Covid.

In Indonesia I mainly eat the Greenfield brand, although one of my favorite flavors, blueberry has weird little pieces in them. I select the berry type, lately.