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Cow Milk Cheeses from Bulgaria

Discover cheeses made from cow milk in Bulgaria, from historic recipes to contemporary creations.

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Kashkaval

Kashkaval is a yellow cheese from the Balkans made with cow, sheep or goat milk, or a mixture of them. It melts and fries well, so it shows up on pizza, inside breakfast pastries and as a filling in Levantine …

Country: Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Turkey
Milk Type: Cow's or sheep's milk
Texture: Hard, elastic
Flavor: Piquant

Urdă

Urdă is a whey cheese made across Southeast Europe and in Hungary by boiling the whey drained from other cheeses. The paste is finely grained and silky, and most of it ends up in desserts and filled pastries.

Country: Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine
Milk Type: Cow's, goat's or sheep's milk
Texture: Fresh, creamy
Flavor: High quality

Българско бяло саламурено сирене / Bulgarsko byalo salamureno sirene

Bulgarsko byalo salamureno sirene is a traditional cheese from Bulgaria. It is a fermented milk product made from cow’s, sheep’s, goat’s, buffalo’s, or mixed milk. The cheese is known for its white, porcelain-like appearance and moderately firm, pliant texture. It …

Milk Type: Cow's, sheep's, goat's or water buffalo's milk
Texture: Semi-hard, brined
Flavor: Specific to mature cheese in brine, moderately salty with a pronounced lactic acid flavor

Also Made With Cow Milk

These cheeses are mainly made from another milk, but some versions use cow milk.

Sirene

Sirene is a Bulgarian brined cheese made from goat, sheep, cow or buffalo milk. Slightly crumbly and a little grainy, it is sold in blocks and used as a table cheese, in salads such as shopska, and in baking.

Country: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia
Milk Type: Sheep's, goat's or cow's milk
Texture: Fresh, brined
Flavor: Lemony, salty, sharp, tangy