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Oštiepok

Carved smoked sheep-milk cheese from shepherd huts.

Slovakia Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

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Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Smoked sheep cheese pressed in carved wooden moulds at mountain salaš huts; Slovenský oštiepok won EU protection in 2008.

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What is Oštiepok?

Oštiepok is a cheese & dairy from Slovakia: carved smoked sheep-milk cheese from shepherd huts. Smoked sheep cheese pressed in carved wooden moulds at mountain salaš huts; Slovenský oštiepok won EU protection in 2008.

Made with

cheesemilk

Cooked

smoked

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