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Cheese & Dairy

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MontenegroSkorupsalted clotted cream skimmed from milk and matured in wooden vesselsCroatiaŠkripavacyoung Lika cheese that squeaks against the teeth, often friedSkyrThick tangy cultured dairy with berries or cream.MoldovaSmântânăthick sour cream spooned onto mămăligă, soups and plăcinteMoroccoSmensalted butter aged for months until cheesy and pungent, stirred into couscousRussiaSmetanathick sour cream stirred into soups and spooned over everythingEstoniaSõirFresh curd cheese with caraway, pressed firm and sliced coldSenegalSoowthick Fulani soured milk, sweetened and poured over millet porridgeSouth SudanSour milkCow's milk soured in gourds, drunk plain or stirred into porridgeSan MarinoSquacqueronevery soft, tangy fresh cow's cheese spread on warm piadinaUnited KingdomStiltonBlue-veined cow's milk cheese, crumbly and salty, eaten with port at Christmas.VietnamSua ChuaSet yoghurt of condensed milk, eaten frozen or with black sticky riceSomaliaSubagClarified butter, often camel or goat, poured over rice and used to preserve meatColombiaSuero costeñoTangy soured cream spooned over arepas, yuca and mote de quesoGeorgiaSulgunispringy brined cheese from Samegrelo, often smoked, melted into breadsDjiboutiSuusacCamel milk soured in a smoked gourd until tangy and slightly fizzyKazakhstanSuzbeSour milk strained in cloth into a thick fresh curd, salted and spread.AzerbaijanSuzmaYoghurt drained in cloth to a thick spreadable curd, salted and eaten with bread.TurkmenistanSuzmeStrained sour milk curd, salted and eaten fresh or dried into gurt.KyrgyzstanSuzmoSour milk drained to a thick salty curd, spread on bread or thinned into soup.MongoliaTaragThick soured yoghurt from cow, yak or camel milk, eaten by the bowlNigerTchoukouFulani and Tuareg dried cheese sheets sold along desert routesRomaniaTelemeawhite brined cheese sliced onto bread with tomatoesGeorgiaTeniliCheese pulled into fine threads and stored in a clay pot with butter.TunisiaTestourifirm salty sheep's-milk cheese, sliced and grilled or eaten with olivesSwitzerlandTête de MoineFirm cheese shaved into thin rosettes with a turning blade.AustriaTiroler GraukäseGrey sour-milk cheese, almost fat-free and sharply pungent.SloveniaTolmincfirm alpine cow's cheese from the Soča valley, nutty and sweetAustriaTopfenFresh soured curd cheese used in strudel, dumplings and spreadsMongoliaTsagaan TosWhite butter whipped with flour, sugar and berries; sliced as a sweet.TurkeyTulum cheesecrumbly sharp cheese ripened inside a goatskin bagHungaryTúró Rudichocolate-coated bar of tangy curd cheese, sold chilledBelarusTvarogfresh curd cheese eaten with sour cream or baked into pancakesRussiaTvorogfresh curd cheese eaten with sour cream or baked into syrnikiPolandTwarógFresh white curd cheese eaten with radish and chives or baked into cheesecake.IsraelTzfat cheesesalty semi-soft sheep cheese marked by its draining basket, grilled or crumbled
  • Graviera

    Hard, nutty gruyère-style cheese from Crete, Naxos and Epirus. A cheese & dairy recipe from Greece.

  • Gorgonzola

    Creamy blue cow’s-milk cheese, sold mild young or piccante aged. A cheese & dairy recipe from Italy.

  • Gouda cheese

    Nutty aged wheel cheese, sliced for bread or cubed with mustard. A cheese & dairy recipe from Netherlands.

  • Greek yogurt

    Strained yoghurt, thick and tart, eaten with honey and walnuts. A cheese & dairy recipe from Greece.

  • Guda

    Sharp sheep cheese ripened inside a salted sheepskin bag. A cheese & dairy recipe from Georgia.

  • Gurt

    Hard dried curd balls, sucked whole or crumbled into soup. A cheese & dairy recipe from Turkmenistan.

  • Habobo

    Zebu milk soured until thick and tart, eaten with rice or sugar. A cheese & dairy recipe from Madagascar.

  • Hapupiim

    Thick soured milk poured over boiled potatoes in summer. A cheese & dairy recipe from Estonia.

  • Handkäse mit Musik

    Sour-milk cheese marinated with raw onion, eaten with cider and bread. A cheese & dairy recipe from Germany.

  • Herve cheese

    Soft washed-rind cow’s cheese, sticky, orange and very pungent. Ready in 10 minutes prep and none cooking. Buy 50 g…