Neufchâtel
noun
Neuf·châ·tel
ˌnü-shä-ˈtel 
ˌnyü-,
ˌnər-,
ˌnə-
: a soft unripened cheese similar to cream cheese but containing less fat and more moisture
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Both cream cheese and Neufchatel cheese are dense, slightly tangy soft cheeses, but Neufchatel is lower in fat, thus slightly less rich.
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Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
By the 18th century, Americans added cream cheese after a farmer who was trying to re-create French Neufchatel cheese developed this new cheese variety instead.
—Lisa Waterman Gray, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
By the 18th century, Americans added cream cheese after a farmer who was trying to re-create French Neufchatel cheese developed this new cheese variety instead.
—Lisa Waterman Gray, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Neufchâtel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Neufch%C3%A2tel. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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