How to Use cotija in a Sentence

cotija

noun

• Add the fresh cotija cheese on top and serve with the corn totopos (chips).
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2020
• Creamy cotija cheese and fresh cilantro make this salad the best side dish to bring to your next cookout.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
• Creamy cotija cheese and fresh cilantro make this salad the best side dish to bring to your next cookout.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 June 2024
• Remove from heat and toss with corn and cotija (shrimp shouldn’t be fully cooked).
  — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2021
• Or maybe a bowl brimming with scrambled eggs and cotija cheese.
  — Bryan Washington, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• The elote was tasty, if slathered on our first visit with enough herb mayo and cotija to make a side of garlic bread and still have enough for the whole ear of corn.
  — Mrussell, oregonlive, 20 July 2023
• Once the eggs go in, be sure to keep the flame low and keep the pan covered while cooking, so the eggs stay soft and almost oozy at their yolk, and the cotija melts a bit.
  — Emily Weinstein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• The bread is placed in a ovenproof dish between layers of cotija cheese, roasted peanuts and raisins.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
• Spread on tostadas, top with chicken and sprinkle with cotija and pickled jalapeño.
  — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
• The mixture of sour cream, cotija, and that vibrant, herbaceous sauce mixed with the egg yolk created the dressing of my dreams.
  — Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
• Crumble in some cotija or feta and eat it with flour tortillas for a simple lunch.
  — Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2021
• Queso is softer, moister and more mild in flavor than cotija, which is saltier and more firm in texture.
  — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2023
• The cotija and olive bits chime in occasionally with some good, punchy saltiness as well.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 10 Aug. 2020
• Top with colorful pickled onions, jalapeños, cilantro, and salty cotija cheese to add brightness.
  — Ashley Rodriguez, Woman's Day, 4 Mar. 2021
• Elotes is a classic corn treatment, slathering boiled or grilled corn with mayo, cotija and chile for a great side dish or afternoon snack.
  — Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2022
• For a vegan version, just omit the final sprinkle of cotija cheese.
  — Elaine Johnson, Sunset Magazine, 2 Jan. 2023
• The meat version of this specialty pie is made with a spicy crema base, then topped with chicken, roasted corn, onion, jalapeños, cotija cheese, cilantro, tajin and lime.
  — Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
• Wisconsin Sweet Corn features sweet corn, lime, chili, chipotle, salt and cotija cheese.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
• Two crisp tostadas encase two eggs made to order — over easy in my case — with crisp bites of pork chicharrons, pico de gallo, tomato and red sauces, cilantro and cotija cheese.
  — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Sprinkle each with about 2 tablespoons of cotija, feta, or goat cheese.
  — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
• The company recalled this single batch of cotija cheese after Listeria was found in it.
  — Daphne Lee, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2024
• These nuggets are smothered in a creamy white queso and finished off with tropical slaw, pineapple-mango salsa and a dusting of cotija cheese.
  — Grace Cady, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2023
• Crunchy and satisfying, the flautas came topped with salsa roja, guacamole and cotija cheese.
  — Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
• Unlike some places that stack the cup with the sweet corn and mayonnaise mixture and simply top it with cheese and seasonings, the version here is put together more like a lasagna, so every bite has the cotija and spices.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2021
• Bake until cheese melts, 5 minutes or so. Immediately spoon corn on top, then sour cream mixture and cotija.
  — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2023
• Step 4Serve mushrooms in tortillas with mashed avocado, radishes, pickled onion and jalapeño, and cotija cheese.
  — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 17 Feb. 2023
• The traditional cheese for sopes is crumbly, salty cotija, but feta or goat cheese are good substitutes, or improvise with your favorite cheese.
  — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
• The quesadillas look like tacos, overflowing with carne asada, chicharron prensado or chicken tinga, a mound of shredded lettuce on top, and a zigzag of crema and crumbles of cotija cheese.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• As for main courses, the roast chicken takes a back seat to its garlicky marble potatoes dusted with cotija cheese, but shrimp Veracruz celebrates smoky whole shrimp in a tomato broth sparked with capers, jalapeños and pickled okra.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• Owner Steven Orozco Torres completes the flautas with a sheer blanket of crema, green salsa, precise drizzles of intense red salsa and a final sprinkling of cotija.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024