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Kashkaval

firm yellow cheese, sliced, breaded and fried or grated

Bulgaria and North Macedonia Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

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

The Balkan stretched-curd cheese; the sheep’s-milk version from the Balkan mountains is the most prized in Bulgaria.

Frequently asked questions

What is Kashkaval?

Kashkaval is a cheese & dairy from Bulgaria: firm yellow cheese, sliced, breaded and fried or grated. The Balkan stretched-curd cheese; the sheep’s-milk version from the Balkan mountains is the most prized in Bulgaria.

Made with

milkcheese

Cooked

fermented

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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