Armenian Cheeses
Lori
Lori (arm. Լոռի) is a brine variety of cheese, for the production of which pasteurized cow’s milk is used, sometimes with an admixture of buffalo milk. It is produced in Armenia. The cheese was named after the area where it was first prepared. The maturation time is 1.5 months.
Horats Panir
Horats Panir or “Buried Cheese” can be found exclusively in Armenia. It is an aged Armenian cheese in jugs. It contains 3 types of milk: cow, goat and sheep and herbs. Ripening time is several months.
Chanakh
Chanakh – cow’s milk cheese has a soft texture with many holes and voids of different sizes. Cheese matures and stores in salty water. Mature cheese has a pronounced sharp-salty taste with a unique smell.
Goat Cheese
Salted feta-type cheese made with goat’s milk. It has a unique smell and taste, mostly produced in Vayots Dzor region.
Lori with taragon
The cheese is made from selected cow’s milk and one of the most aromatic herbs – taragon. It has high quality and great taste.
Lori with spices
Lori with spices is a semi-soft cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk and pepper, without rind, that matures in two months. Aged cheese has a moderately spicy and salty taste.
Motal
Motal is an aged Armenian cheese made from goat’s milk, seasoned with various mountain herbs and ripened for at least 4-5 months in the terracotta pots. Finally, it is sealed with wax and stored in cold, dry cellars where it rests on the ashes. It is very popular in Gegharkunik region of Armenia.
Chechil
Chechil, Չեչիլ cheese is figured fibrous brine extract Armenian cheese. It has a low fat content – up to 10%. For this reason it is classified as a dietary product and used in various diets.
Chechil Smoked
For lovers of dark or light beer, smoked Chechil cheese is ideal as a starter. It is not only good in taste, nutritious, but also healthy.
Yeghegnadzor
Yeghegnadzor cheese is crumbly, with aromatic spices and herbs. It is made from goat’s milk and matured in a clay pot. By the way, the town of Yeghegnadzor, by which this cheese is called, was founded in the 5th century A.D.
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