What is Bryndza?

Bryndza is a type of sheep milk cheese produced in several areas in Slovakia and one particular area of ​​Poland. There are three primary types of this cheese, each with different requirements for how it is made. The cheese can be somewhat crumbly or quite soft and spread out, depending on how it is made or prepared, and is white or gray and quite salty in taste. Bryndza is protected as the name of the European Union cheese and can only be applied to specific types of cheese, although this protection is usually not observed in the US. The name was sophisticated in certain areas, such as Slovakia and Poland, in the name of a particular type of cheese. This cheese spread in popularity to various parts of Europe and normally enjoys not only in the country in which it is produced, but also the Czech Republic and parts of Germany.

There are three basic types of this cheese that are produced and protected by the European Union. This is a Polish type, brynDZA Podhalańska , Slovak Variety, Slovakia Bryndza , and a type that contains only sheep milk, called either Liptovsky or ovčia bryndza . Polish and Slovak varieties are usually made of a combination of sheep milk and cow's milk; The Polish type must be at least 60% of sheep's milk, while the Slovak variety must be more than 50% of sheep's milk to use a protected designation. Ovčia , on the other hand, is 100% sheep milk and is the least commonly produced variety.

Bryndza is quite salty, and when it is made with standard salt, it is quite crumbly, somewhat similar to the feta cheese. Some manufacturers prefer to use salt solutis than to salt, making it softer, spreading cheese. Many people who eat a crumbly variety mix it with a little milk or strong cream to reduce the sharp taste of the cheese and make it an spread bay for the toast. In the US, however, there is no protection of origin for this cheese, and therefore cheese manufacturers can markIT cheese as a bib, even if it contains no sheep milk. Such cheeses are often a combination of another cheese, such as feta, which are flavored to taste more like Slovak cheese.