A white brined sheep’s cheese from the Sharr mountains, salty and firm, made from the milk of Sharri sheep pastured in the range. It is sold in tins across Kosovo and is the standard cheese of the country’s table.
It ripens submerged in brine for months in a controlled cool store, at a salt concentration measured to the batch, and its character comes from one mountain range’s flocks.
What goes into it
- sheep’s milk from Sharr mountain flocks
- rennet
- salt for the brine
How it is made
The milk is set with rennet, the curd cut, drained under weights and cut into blocks. These are layered with salt in tins or wooden vessels, where they make their own brine, and ripen submerged in a cool store for weeks to months, growing firmer and saltier.
How long it takes: one to three months in brine
How it is eaten
With bread and peppers, crumbled into pies and salads, or fried.
History
Made from the milk of Sharri sheep pastured in the Sharr range, ripened in brine and sold in tins across Kosovo.
Frequently asked questions
What is Djathi i Sharrit?
Djathi i Sharrit is a cheese & dairy from Kosovo: white brined sheep cheese from the Sharr mountains, salty and firm. Made from the milk of Sharri sheep pastured in the Sharr range, ripened in brine and sold in tins across Kosovo.
How is Djathi i Sharrit made?
The milk is set with rennet, the curd cut, drained under weights and cut into blocks. These are layered with salt in tins or wooden vessels, where they make their own brine, and ripen submerged in a cool store for weeks to months, growing firmer and saltier. It takes one to three months in brine.
Can I make Djathi i Sharrit at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It ripens submerged in brine for months in a controlled cool store, at a salt concentration measured to the batch, and its character comes from one mountain range’s flocks.
What goes into Djathi i Sharrit?
Sheep’s milk from Sharr mountain flocks, rennet, salt for the brine.
How is Djathi i Sharrit eaten?
With bread and peppers, crumbled into pies and salads, or fried.
