Cheese "Friendship". Interesting recipes

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Cheese "Friendship" is a tasty and interesting product. This is one of the processed cheeses that are now presented in a large assortment on the shelves of most retail outlets. However, it was Druzhba cheese that was one of the first such delicacies for the inhabitants of Russia.

A bit of history

The product itself, which is called processed cheese, was invented in Switzerland. This discovery dates back to 1911. In the future, the recipe was modified and refined. Moreover, this product hit the shelves much later.

Processed cheese "Friendship" was one of the first in the USSR. This may explain its popularity. The very name of this product is known to many, even jokes or various stories are associated with it.

The Karat factory started making Druzhba cheese. Processed cheeses are the strong point of this enterprise. They have been produced from 1960 to the present. The company also produces pickled cheeses and dairy products.

Interesting fact

Not everyone knows that processed cheese "Druzhba" was even awarded its own monument. In 2004, Karat announcedcompetition for the best idea for a monument celebrating a legendary product.

As a result, in 2005 a new monument appeared in Moscow. On it, a crow and a fox from Krylov's fable are sitting, embracing. In their paws is a package of processed cheese. By the way, it weighs about 200 kilograms and is made of bronze.

Product composition, nutritional value

Processed cheese itself is a solid similar product heated to a certain temperature. However, manufacturers are now using different additives to diversify the taste or make the product more competitive. The greatest danger is vegetable fats, which are actively added by some manufacturers of processed cheeses. Thus, they lower the cost of the product, making it far from the original. On such cheese should be written "cheese product". The tastiest, of course, is real processed cheese, with a minimum amount of additives.

If we take the product of the company "Karat" as a sample, then the composition of the processed cheese "Druzhba" should include cheese, butter, milk powder, cottage cheese, cream, water, s alt, and a number of additives. The latter include potassium sorbate and emulsifying s alts. The fat content of cheese is 24%. One hundred grams of the product contains 287 kilocalories. Of these, fats predominate - 24.2 grams, then proteins - 15 g, and carbohydrates are in last place, there are only 2.5 grams.

Appearance and taste of the product

Cheese is quite dense in texture,albeit soft in texture. It's easy to spread on sandwiches or crackers. Its color is light, slightly yellowish. There is no pronounced cheese yellowness.

The flavor of the cheese is weak. It's hard to notice him. The taste is dominated by milky notes, slightly sweet. The cheese does not have a pronounced taste, the aftertaste remains light, imperceptible. Thanks to this, the product can be combined with others. Reviews of Druzhba cheese say that this product is delicious with fresh vegetables, as well as seafood, in particular squid.

Recipes with melted cheese. Soups

Soup is one dish in which the broth is extremely important, even if we are talking about puree soups in which no liquid is visible at all. Therefore, the taste of this very broth can be given in various ways. For example, melted cheese complements a number of traditional soups well.

If you add a small piece of processed cheese to rich pea soup and mix it thoroughly, you can get a rich aroma and a creamy note. It will also add thickness to the first dish. The same can be said for vegetable soups, where melted cheese brings a bright aftertaste.

An example of such a dish would be cheese soup with vegetables. To prepare it, you will need the following products:

• processed cheese - 2 pcs.;
• potatoes - 2 medium tubers;
• carrot - 1 medium root vegetable;
• green peas - 150-200g;
• canned corn – 100g
• leek - 200-300g;
• s alt, spices to taste.

First of all, you should prepare the curds. It is better to put them in the refrigerator so that in the future it will be easier to grate. Also, the soup can be prepared on any broth, choosing tender and dietary chicken, pork or beef. Cheese also goes well with turkey.

Peeled vegetables cut into small cubes are added to the broth. Then comes the turn of fresh or frozen peas. All vegetables should be boiled for seven or ten minutes. Then grated cheese and canned corn are added. In this case, the broth must be stirred all the time so that the cheese dissolves. Now you can add s alt and other spices, at the end of cooking - finely chopped white part of the leek. The soup is then covered with a lid and allowed to brew for ten minutes. This dish is best served with white bread croutons.

Squid and melted cheese salad

Recipes with melted cheese are quite popular. Despite the fact that many of them describe the preparation of soups, there are also original and quick salads in which cheese plays an important role.

To prepare a quick salad you need:

• squid carcasses - 300 g;
• processed cheese "Friendship" - 1 piece;
• boiled egg - 2 pcs.;
• garlic - to taste.

First of all, you need to remove the cheese in the freezer. Then the squid carcasses are boiled. Boiled ingredients are cleaned of films and cut into small strips, finely chopped eggs should be added to them. Then it's time for the cheese:it is better to grate it on a fine grater and add it to the salad. Garlic is passed through a press. The more cloves, the spicier the salad will be. Two small cloves of garlic are traditionally taken for this amount of ingredients. You can dress the salad with sour cream or mayonnaise, depending on the desire of the cook.