Country of origin Circassia Regions Caucasus, North Caucasus | Region, town North Caucasus | |
Similar Çömlek cheese, Circassian cheese, Chechil, Lavaş cheese, Tulum cheese | ||
Circassian smoked cheese is a smoked low-fat Circassian cheese, especially produced in the eastern Marmara region of Turkey. It is light yellow or cream-colored with a thick crust. After curdling and straining, the bottom and top of the cheese are salted and it is smoked with pinewood or thick pitch pine in smoking rooms. This process makes the cheese both tastier and longer-lasting.
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