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Brânză de burduf

salty sheep cheese packed into a sheepskin or fir-bark tube

Romania Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Shepherds packed crumbled cheese into a burduf skin; the fir-bark version, brânză de coajă, takes on the resin flavour of the bark.

Frequently asked questions

What is Brânză de burduf?

Brânză de burduf is a cheese & dairy from Romania: salty sheep cheese packed into a sheepskin or fir-bark tube. Shepherds packed crumbled cheese into a burduf skin; the fir-bark version, brânză de coajă, takes on the resin flavour of the bark.

Made with

milkcheese

Cooked

fermented

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