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Cheeses of South Asia

Paneer and chhena, the smoked Bandel of Bengal, Kalimpong cheese, and the yak-milk churpi and datshi of the Himalaya. 10 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.

🇮🇳 IndiaKalari A semi-soft cow or buffalo milk cheese from Jammu and Kashmir, dried and sautéed until gooey.Cow · Semi-soft · Savoury and brothy

🇮🇳 IndiaKalimpong cheese A mild, crumbly cow's-milk cheese from a West Bengal hill station, started by a Jesuit priest.Cow · Semi-hard · Tangy and lactic 🇳🇵 NepalFlower of Rajya A firm yak's-milk cheese from Nepal, cured in red salt and wrapped in scarves.Yak · Hard 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreKadchgall A hard, sweet and salty cylindrical cheese made from sheep or camel milk by Pashtun communities.Sheep · Hard · Sweet and caramel

🇮🇳 India and 4 morePaneer A fresh, non-melting acid-set cheese made from cow or buffalo milk in South Asia.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKhoa A soft South Asian cheese made by simmering whole milk until thick and dry.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreChhurpiछुर्पी A smoked yak and cow milk cheese from the Himalayas, available in soft or hard forms.Yak · Smoked · Tangy and lactic

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChhenaଛେନ୍ନା / ছানা A fresh, acid-set cow or buffalo milk cheese from eastern India and Bangladesh.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇧🇹 BhutanDatshiདར་ཚི A fresh Bhutanese cottage cheese made from cow milk, central to daily meals and curries.Cow · Fresh · Tangy and lactic

🇮🇳 IndiaBandel cheese A small, smoked cow's-milk cheese from West Bengal with a crumbly texture and tangy taste.Cow · Fresh · Salty

Photo credits on this page

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

Kalari: Zeeshanqazi786, CC0, source
Paneer: Sonja Pauen - Stanhopea, CC BY 2.0 de, source
Chhurpi: Arijit Dasgupta, CC BY 2.0, source
Kalimpong cheese: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Khoa: Miansari66, Public domain, source
Chhena: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
Datshi: Nair A, Choden D, Pradhan M., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Bandel cheese: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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