chhena
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindi छेना (chenā) and Bengali ছেনা (chena).
Noun
[edit]chhena (uncountable)
- A fresh, unripened curd cheese widely used in India and Bangladesh.
- 2007 June 3, Amanda Hesser, “Cooking”, in New York Times[1]:
- (His fortune cookies are made with a chocolate batter; chenna, an Indian cheese, is enhanced with sake, cherries, balsamic vinegar and orange-blossom water.)