For too long, cottage cheese was unfairly yoked to the diet industrial complex or discarded as an old-school, if virtuous, deli or diner side. However, it's seen some reputational repair in recent years, observable through a series of headlines: "Can We All Finally Admit We Love Cottage Cheese?" Bon Appetit implored in 2017; a year later, the New York Times' food section countered with the more inquisitive "Is America Ready to Love Cottage Cheese Again?"
In 2019, Bon Appetit volleyed back with a declaration that our collective summers all needed more cottage cheese (they do), before the Times gave the ultimate decree last month: "Cottage Cheese Makes a Comeback."
