Soft Cheeses from Egypt
Explore soft cheeses from Egypt, including regional specialties and well-known favorites.
Domiati
Domiati is the most common cheese in Egypt, a soft white salty cheese usually made from buffalo or cow milk. Salt goes into the milk before the rennet, which sets it apart from feta and gives the cheese its sharp, …
Country: Egypt
Milk Type: Water buffalo's milk, sometimes with cow's or goat's milk
Texture:
Soft
Flavor: Salty
Ackawi
Akkawi is a white brine cheese from the Levant, named after the port city of Acre. It is usually made from pasteurized cow's milk, cured two days in salted whey brine, and eaten with soft flatbread or on its own …
Country: Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East and Syria
Milk Type: Cow's, goat's or sheep's milk
Texture:
Soft, brined
Flavor: Mild, milky, salty
Kanafeh
Knafeh is an Arab dessert of spun kadayif pastry layered with soft white cheese and soaked in sugar syrup. Nablus in Palestine is known for its version, made with the city's firm, salty Nabulsi cheese and served hot under crushed …
Country: Azerbaijan, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey
Texture:
Soft
Flavor: Sweet
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