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Cheese & Dairy

262 dishes.

GreeceGravierahard, nutty gruyère-style cheese from Crete, Naxos and EpirusGreeceGreek yogurtstrained yoghurt, thick and tart, eaten with honey and walnutsSwitzerlandGruyèreDense hard cheese, salty and fruity, the base of fondue and gratins.GeorgiaGudasharp sheep cheese ripened inside a salted sheepskin bagTurkmenistanGurthard dried curd balls, sucked whole or crumbled into soupMadagascarHaboboZebu milk soured until thick and tart, eaten with rice or sugarCyprusHalloumisqueaky brined cheese, grilled or fried, often with watermelonGermanyHandkäse mit MusikSour-milk cheese marinated with raw onion, eaten with cider and bread.EstoniaHapupiimThick soured milk poured over boiled potatoes in summer.GermanyHarzerFat-free sour-milk cheese in small rounds, sharp and pungentDenmarkHavartiMild, supple, buttery table cheese sliced onto open sandwiches.BelgiumHerve cheeseSoft washed-rind cow's cheese, sticky, orange and very pungent.SpainIdiazabalsmoky Basque sheep cheese from Latxa and Carranzana milkBurundiIkivugutoMilk soured thick in a churn, drunk cold or poured over ubugaliGeorgiaImeruli cheesefresh salty cow's cheese from Imereti; the standard khachapuri fillingSaudi ArabiaIqthard dried buttermilk, grated into wheat porridges such as jareeshKazakhstanIrimshikcaramel-hued dried curd cheese, crumbled or nibbledIrelandIrish butterDeep yellow butter from grass-fed herds, salted and spread thickly.LatviaJāņu siersCaraway-flecked curd cheese wheel for Midsummer Jāņi.NorwayJarlsbergMild, sweet, holey cow's cheese sliced for open sandwiches.MoroccoJbenfresh soft goat or cow curd, lightly salted, eaten with bread and honeySudanJibna beidasalty white brined cheese, squeaky and firm, eaten at breakfast with fulSyriaJibneh mshallalehWhite cheese pulled into fine salty threads, often studded with nigella seed.NepalJuju DhauBhaktapur's creamy 'king yogurt' set in clay potsTajikistanJurghotthick soured milk eaten with bread or thinned for drinkingLuxembourgKachkéisRunny cooked-cheese spread on buttered bread with mustard.AlbaniaKaçkavallfirm yellow sheep or cow cheese, sliced, grilled or gratedKazakhstanKaimakThick clotted cream skimmed from scalded milk, eaten with bread and tea.Bosnia and HerzegovinaKajmakSalted clotted milk skin, matured until sharp, smeared on hot bread and meat.NetherlandsKarnemelkSour buttermilk drunk cold by the glass with mealsTurkeyKasarFirm yellow sheep or cow milk cheese, sliced for toast and pastries.IranKashkdried fermented whey, soaked and beaten into a tangy grey creamBulgariaKashkavalfirm yellow cheese, sliced, breaded and fried or gratedLithuaniaKastinysWhipped sour cream churned with butter, poured over hot potatoes.KazakhstanKatykthick soured milk eaten plain or stirred into soupsKyrgyzstanKaymakthick clotted cream from the summer pastures, eaten with bread and honey

  • Brânză de oi

    Salty sheep’s-milk cheese, mămăligă’s constant companion. A cheese & dairy recipe from Moldova.

  • Brânză de burduf

    Salty sheep cheese packed into a sheepskin or fir-bark tube. A cheese & dairy recipe from Romania.

  • Burrata

    Mozzarella pouch filled with cream and shredded curd, oozing when cut. A cheese & dairy recipe from Italy.

  • Byaslag

    Mild unsalted cheese pressed from yak or cow milk. A cheese & dairy recipe from Mongolia.

  • Buttermilk

    Tangy soured milk drunk plain and used to raise soda bread. A cheese & dairy recipe from Ireland.

  • Cabrales

    Pungent blue cheese ripened in Asturian limestone caves. A cheese & dairy recipe from Spain.

  • Camel cheese

    Soft white cheese made from camel milk, a Nouakchott dairy speciality. A cheese & dairy recipe from Mauritania.

  • Caș

    Fresh unsalted sheep cheese eaten young or salted for keeping. A cheese & dairy recipe from Moldova.

  • Cashel Blue

    Creamy blue cow’s milk cheese from Tipperary, spread on soda bread. A cheese & dairy recipe from Ireland.

  • Catupiry

    Soft spreadable cream cheese used in coxinhas, pizza and chicken pies. A cheese & dairy recipe from Brazil.