Baladi cheese

Baladi cheese (Arabic: جبنة بلدية or جبنة بلدي, jibnah baladī) is a soft, white cheese originating in the Middle East.[1] It has a mild yet rich flavor.[2]

A dish topped with Baladi cheese

About

Baladi has the same size and shape as Syrian cheese with markings from the draining basket or hoop which leave a design patterned on its outer surface. It is slightly higher in fat than Syrian and its texture is softer, creamier and less chewy.[3]

Name

Baladi is made using milk from baladi goats.[1] The word baladi means "village" or "country".[3] Baladi is also called the "cheese of the mountains" since it is made among high mountains by shepherds in Lebanon.[1]

Ingredients

Baladi is a fresh, traditionally unpasteurized, and uncultured cheese made with a mixture of goat, cow and sheep's milk. The diverse microflora, high moisture, uncultured, and unpasteurized nature tends to limit the shelf life to 3 days.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Baladi". Worldnews, Inc. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Baladi Cheese Phoenicia.com". Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  3. Burum, Linda (28 January 1993). "Markets: Pulling Strings: Cheese From the East". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.


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