Queso blanco

Queso blanco ("white cheese"), often sold as queso de freír ("frying cheese"), is a firm, mild, bright-white fresh cheese of Latin America and the Hispanic Caribbean, made from cow's milk curdled with acid. It is prized for one trait above all: cut into slabs or cubes and dropped into a hot pan, it browns and crisps at the edges while holding its shape rather than melting into a pool — which is why it is fried whole and served as its own dish rather than only crumbled as a garnish.