paneer
fresh cheese common in the Indian subcontinent
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Summary
paneer ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,811 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Location: India[2], Pakistan[3], Afghanistan[4], Nepal[5], Bangladesh[6]
- Subclass of: Indian cheese[7], pressed cooked cheese[8], acid-set cheese[9]
- Part of: paneer tikka masala[10], paneer tikka[11], palak paneer[12], Mattar paneer[13], Shahi paneer[14], Khoya paneer[15]
- Commons category: Paneer[16]
- Country of origin: India[17]
- Has part(s): milk[18]
- Location of creation: Indian subcontinent[19]
- Different from: chhena[20]
Why It Matters
paneer has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] paneer is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]