Brânză de coșuleț

Brânză de coșuleț
Country of origin	Romania
Region, town	Transylvania
Source of milk	Sheep
Pasteurised	Traditionally, no
Texture	Soft
Weight	1kg

Brânză de coșuleț^[1] is a salty type of cheese, with sheep's-milk cheese from Romania, specific of Transylvania. Brânză de coșuleț has a strong flavour and slightly soft in texture. To obtain it, sweet caș is cut into small pieces, salted and then hand-mixed in a large wooden bowl. The mixture is then stuffed into bellows of fir tree bark, very lightly smoked. The cheese gets a specific pine resin flavour.^[2]

See also

• List of smoked foods
• Food portal

Notes and references

1. "The Complete Book of Cheese". Robert Carlton Brown. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011.
2. "Cochuletz" (in French). Androuet.