Beyaz peynir

 ( Sheep's-milk Cheeses ) 

Beyaz peynir

(, ) is a brine cheese produced from unpasteurized Sheep milk, Cow milk or goat milk. The cheese has a slightly grainy appearance and is similar to lighvan cheese, feta, sirene and other Balkan white cheeses. Vegetable rennet is added to the sheep's milk as a clotting agent.Ghillie Basan, Classic Turkish Cookery, I.B.Tauris, 1997, 224 p. (), p. 26 Once the curds are produced, they are pressed, chopped, and strained before being cut into blocks that are salted and placed in a brine solution for approximately six months.

Beyaz peynir is produced in a variety of styles, ranging from non-matured cheese curds to a quite strong mature version. It is eaten plain, for example as part of the traditional Turkish cuisine, used in salads, and incorporated into cooked foods such as menemen, börek, gözleme and pide.

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See also

• Turkish cuisine

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