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Cheese dishes

72 cheese dishes of the world, each drawn as a ring of its ingredients and made step by step: grate, melt, bake, fry, serve.

RegionAll South Asia East Asia Central Asia and the Caucasus Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa Europe North America Latin America and the Caribbean Oceania

Fried and grilled

Saganaki, grilled halloumi, paneer pakora, tequenos and mozzarella in carrozza.

🇮🇳 Fried and grilledPaneer tikkaCubes of paneer marinated in spiced yoghurt and roasted on skewers in a tandoor with onion and pepper.🇮🇳 Fried and grilledKalari kulchaJammu's street snack of kalari cheese fried in its own fat until crisp, tucked into a soft kulcha bread.

Curries and stews

Palak paneer, ema datshi and the cheese curries and stews of the world.

🇮🇳 🇵🇰 Curries and stewsPalak paneerNorth Indian curry of cubes of paneer in a smooth, spiced purée of spinach, garlic and ginger.🇮🇳 Curries and stewsShahi paneerA royal-style Mughlai curry of paneer in a creamy gravy of onion, tomato, cashew and mild spices.🇮🇳 🇵🇰 🇳🇵 Curries and stewsMatar paneerAn everyday North Indian curry of green peas and paneer in a spiced tomato and onion gravy.🇮🇳 🇵🇰 Curries and stewsPaneer bhurjiCrumbled paneer scrambled in a pan with onion, tomato, green chilli and spices, eaten with pav or roti.🇧🇹 Curries and stewsEma datshiBhutan's national dish: whole green or red chillies stewed in a melted sauce of local datshi cheese.

Sweets and desserts

Cheesecake, rasgulla, kunafa, sernik and paskha: the sweets made from fresh cheese.

🇮🇳 🇧🇩 Sweets and dessertsRasgullaSoft, spongy balls of chhena cooked in light sugar syrup, claimed by both Bengal and Odisha.🇮🇳 🇧🇩 Sweets and dessertsSandeshBengal's delicate sweet of fresh chhena cooked briefly with sugar or date-palm jaggery and pressed in moulds.🇮🇳 🇧🇩 🇵🇰 Sweets and dessertsRas malaiSoft discs of chhena soaked in sweet, thickened milk with cardamom, saffron and pistachio, served chilled.🇮🇳 Sweets and dessertsChhena podaOdisha's baked cheese sweet: chhena with sugar and semolina, baked slowly until caramelised and brown.

Boards, snacks and starters

Cheese boards, poutine, quesadillas and the small plates where cheese leads.

🇳🇵 🇮🇳 🇧🇹 Boards, snacks and startersCheese momoHimalayan steamed dumplings filled with soft churpi or local cheese, often with greens, served with chilli sauce.

The weekly digest

Every Monday: seven cheeses you may not know, the cheese days of the week ahead, and one dish explained step by step.