Cheeses of South Asia
Paneer and chhena, the smoked Bandel of Bengal, Kalimpong cheese, and the yak-milk churpi and datshi of the Himalaya. 13 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.
Cheese towns, markets and caves
Odisha 2Alla 1Anggeraja 1Bandel 1Baraka 1Dashapalla 1Hooghly 1Kalimpong 1Kolkata 1Ramnagar 1Tarakeswar 1Udhampur district 1West Bengal 1BumthangDarjeelingJammu divisionKodaikanalLangtang and Kyanjin GompaLeh and the ChangthangNayagarhPahalaSalepurSuratThe NilgirisUdhampur and Ramnagar
Dishes of the region
Palak paneerPaneer tikkaShahi paneerMatar paneerPaneer bhurjiRasgullaSandeshRas malaiChhena podaEma datshi
Days
Diwali, paneer and chhena sweetsDurga Puja and the Bengali sweet shopNavratri fasting and paneerRasagola DibasaRaksha Bandhan sweetsPoila Baishakh, the Bengali New YearJamai SasthiJagaddhatri Puja in Chandannagar
Countries
🇵🇰 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 2 moreKhoa
A soft South Asian cheese made by simmering whole milk until thick and dry.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇮🇳 IndiaChhena Podaଛେନାପୋଡ଼
A baked Odisha dessert of caramelised cottage cheese and sugarCow · Fresh · Sweet and caramel
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKhoa
A soft South Asian cheese made by simmering whole milk until thick and dry.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇮🇳 IndiaChhena Podaଛେନାପୋଡ଼
A baked Odisha dessert of caramelised cottage cheese and sugarCow · Fresh · Sweet and caramel
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Khoa: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Chhena Poda: http://recipes.oriyaonline.com/content_images/chhena%20poda.JPG, FAL, source