What kind of MEXICAN cheese is in queso blanco???!
Answers: Please - don't even suggest Velveta or Monterey Jack.......
Queso Panela, Queso Canasta or Queso Fresco are the names you are looking for. The closest simile in America is fresh farmers cheese. Any ethnic grocer should stock panela cheese under the common brand name of Lala.
Queso blanco is a creamy, soft, and mild unaged white cheese that originated in Mexico. The name is Spanish for "white cheese", but similar cheeses are used and known throughout the world by different names. Queso fresco is a similar cheese.
It is made by pressing the whey from cottage cheese. It is very similar to cheeses called pot cheese and farmer cheese. It has also been compared to Indian paneer and to a mild feta.
white cheese
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But queso blanco is one of the best cheeses out there for most mexican dishes. Its used in alot of things. You can buy it from any store that has a big assortment of cheeses.
Its a non melty cheese, that means it doesnt have fat, when you bite it you feel a "fresh" cheese not like dry cheese. Its similar to tofu.