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Pivski kajmak

Salted matured cream layers from the Piva highlands, sharp and rich.

Montenegro Cheese & dairy Vegetarian One for the adventurous

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

Made in the Piva region of northern Montenegro and matured in skins or wooden tubs for months.

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What is Pivski kajmak?

Pivski kajmak is a cheese & dairy from Montenegro: salted matured cream layers from the Piva highlands, sharp and rich. Made in the Piva region of northern Montenegro and matured in skins or wooden tubs for months.

Made with

milkbutter

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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