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What's the difference between fromage frais and yogurt? I always thought they were the same thing untill I overheard a conversation at the supermarket between a family debating which they liked the taste of better?

I thought fromage frais WAS yogurt???

Mystery Man

Yogurt is a milk product that has been fermented and allowed to coagulate. In various cultures, yogurt may be made from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, camels, water buffaloes, and yaks. The plain yogurt found in the UK and USA is mostly made from cow’s milk and is fairly bland.

'Fromage frais' is a French term for 'fresh cheese', and at its most generic, can refer to any of hundreds of varieties of cheese that have not been ripened, but are meant to be eaten shortly after they’re made. These include American cottage cheese, German quark, Italian ricotta and mozzarella, the French fromage blanc, Spanish queso fresco, and on and on. In practice, when a recipe calls for formage frais, it probably means fromage blanc, which is a creamy soft cheese made with whole or skimmed milk and cream. It has the consistency of cream cheese, but with fewer calories and less cholesterol.

Hope this clarifies the matter.

NeSCio

^MM has put it quite clear