It is then eaten in sandwiches and with cheese, traditionally manchego cheese, or accompanying fresh curds.

She cooked him a mutton stew well flavoured with rosemary, and followed it with fresh curds.

She was at her place of work but had cooked a mutton stew and left fresh curds for Ikey's supper, the supposition being that he would not take the afternoon ferry but would stay overnight.

Mary spent the first hour with Ikey each evening before he started on the ledgers, and she served him the mutton stew and dish of fresh curds he loved.

Cheeses other than fresh curds are commonly used (most commonly mozzarella cheese), along with beef, brown or turkey gravy.

Examples of flavorings applied to fresh curds include jalapeño chili peppers, garlic, various herbs, or spice blends such as so-called "Cajun seasoning", with garlic and dill on cheddar curds being a popular combination.

In the Auvergne, family bistros offer rustic portions of truffade, a golden, molded blend of potatoes and tangy fresh curds of Cantal cheese.

'If you are ever ill,' she said, 'you must come here and we shall mix the dust with fresh curds and anoint you.'

The resistance to melting comes from the fresh curd being heated before being shaped and placed in brine.

Summer dishes include chilled tofu as well as a dish called spicy tofu, fried dumplings made with fresh soy-milk curds seasoned with hot mustard.