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Understanding these two delightfully crumbly cheeses. If you eat or cook Mexican food often, you’ll come across two cheeses time and time again: queso fresco and cotija. These two are essential ...

Cotija is a Mexican cow’s milk cheese named after the town of the same name in the state of Michoacán. It’s white in color, firm and dry in texture, and salty and milky in flavor.

Goat cheese crumbles can replace cotija cheese in some dishes. While the flavors are not exactly the same, goat cheese can mimic certain qualities of cotija when used as a garnish or topping.

Crumbled feta cheese can be substituted for the cotija cheese. Tips from Our Recipe Tester. This salad is so good! I love elotes, and this is like a cross between that and creamy cucumber salad. The ...