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.
Cheese towns, markets and caves
Acre 1al-Bab al-Kabeer 1Bab Musa 1Erzincan 1Haifa 1Kars 1Liqvan 1Nablus 1Safed 1Sidon 1Taiz Governorate 1West Bank 1AkkarEzineTartus
Dishes of the region
Days
Nowruz and nan-o-panirRamadan iftar and suhoorEid al-Fitr and kunafaShavuot, the dairy festivalHanukkah and the cheese of Judith
Countries
🇹🇷 TurkeyTelemeteleme peyniri
A semi-soft white cheese from Turkey made with mixed milks and fig sap.Mixed · Semi-soft · Tangy and lactic
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreDomiatiجبنه دمياطى
A soft, salty Egyptian white cheese salted before coagulation.Buffalo · Bloomy rind · 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
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreDomiatiجبنه دمياطى
A soft, salty Egyptian white cheese salted before coagulation.Buffalo · Bloomy rind · 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
- Cokelek: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source