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Cheeses of Middle East

Halloumi, akkawi and nabulsi, the white brined cheeses of Turkey, labneh balls and the shanklish of the Levant. 12 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.

🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreGvina levanaגבינה לבנה A soft, unripened cow's-milk cheese spread on bread in Israel.Cow · Fresh · Tangy and lactic 🇹🇷 TurkeyTelemeteleme peyniri A semi-soft white cheese from Turkey made with mixed milks and fig sap.Mixed · Semi-soft · Tangy and lactic

🇵🇸 Palestine and 1 moreNabulsi cheeseجبنة نابلسية A white brined semi-hard cheese from Nablus, flavored with mahleb and mastic.Sheep · Brined · Salty

🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreDomiatiجبنه دمياطى A soft, salty Egyptian white cheese salted before coagulation.Buffalo · Bloomy rind · Salty

🇮🇱 IsraelTzfat Cheeseגבינה צפתית A semi-hard salty cheese from Safed, originally made with sheep's milk and molded in baskets.Sheep · Semi-hard · Salty

🇹🇷 Turkey and 1 moreCokelekçökelek A fresh acid-set cheese from Turkey and Azerbaijan made from fermented buttermilk or yogurt.Mixed · Fresh · Tangy and lactic

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Domiati: MartinKassemJ120, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Nabulsi cheese: رائد عزمي حموده, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tzfat Cheese: Myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cokelek: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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