cream cheese

Soft white spread

Cream cheese is a soft, mild, spreadable cheese made from milk and cream.

It has a smooth texture and slightly tangy flavor.

Cream cheese is a standard ingredient in cheesecake and frosting, and commonly spread on bagels: I'll have a bagel with cream cheese.

bagel

schmear

Thick dab of spread

poppyseed · onion · pumpernickel · plain · toasted · New York · Montreal · deli · brunch · nova

frosting

icing

Sweet cake covering

carrot cake · piping · confectioners' sugar · sweetness · layer cake · swirl · decorating · dessert · cheesecake · Danish

texture

smooth

Without roughness or difficulty

silky · velvety · rich · buttery · thick · dense · fluffy · block · tub · room temperature

dairy

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

  • curdsCoagulated milk solids
  • wheyLiquid from curdled dairy
  • culturesCollective human practices

pasteurized · lactic · fermentation · casein · butterfat · rennet · protein · homogenized · Philadelphia · Neufchâtel

spread

dip

Brief immersion or condiment

  • crackerCrisp baked wafer
  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
  • crostiniToasted Italian appetizer bread

celery · sandwich · wrap · pinwheel · appetizer · stuffed · herbed · flavored · veggie · party

tangy

sour

Sharp, biting taste

  • mildModerate in intensity
  • freshNewly made, not stale
  • tartSharp-flavored small pie

lactic · sharp · cultured · subtle · delicate · rich · savory

Categories
Opposites
cheese texture and aging

cream cheeseaged cheddar

Long-matured cow's milk cheese

Gruyère · hard cheese · blue cheese · Manchego · Asiago

flavor intensity

cream cheeseLimburger

Aromatic soft cheese

Stilton · Gorgonzola · blue cheese · extra sharp cheddar · stinky cheese

dairy spread type

cream cheesebutter

Solid fat from cream

hard cheese · milk · ghee · cottage cheese · whipped cream

Family

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Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G