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Halloumi is a traditional Cypriot cheese made from a mixture of sheep's and goat's milk, to which cow's milk is added. It looks like fresh cheese, but it is quite salty and has a rich taste.
Halloumi is reminiscent of delicious mozzarella if salted. Halloumi cheese has been made in Cyprus since the 16th century.
When the sourdough milk becomes a thick mass, it is collected and placed in wicker baskets known as talarins. In this way, halloums are prepared at home, not in industrial conditions.
The cheese is squeezed and pressed, removing excess moisture that flows through the holes in the basket. Halloumi is boiled, then salted and seasoned with mint.
Halloumi can be baked on a barbecue and, unlike other cheeses, it is baked, not melted or dripped into the fire. Halloumi cheese is made with a light scent of mint. This makes the cheese even tastier. Halumi is a national product of Cyprus, where the rights to it are held.
Very often halloumi cheese looks like a compressed horseshoe. This is obtained when the finished cheese pie is sprinkled with mint and folded in half. Then this semicircle with mint sprinkle is cut crosswise.
From halloumi you can prepare a traditional Cypriot dish - saganaki.
Necessary products: 1 tablespoon butter, 1 lemon, 400 grams of halloumi cheese.
Method of preparation: The cheese is cut into slices less than a centimeter thick. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Fry each piece of cheese until golden on both sides.
Sprinkle with lemon juice and sprinkle with grated lemon zest. Serve immediately.
Halloumi can be served without heat treatment, it is very tasty in combination with tomatoes and also with watermelon. Fried halloumi goes well with raw or stewed vegetables, meat and seafood.
Halloumi cheese with honey and walnuts becomes very tasty. Halloumi is put in pasta, because under the influence of high temperatures it becomes even tastier. Delicious baked sandwiches are made with halloumi.
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Cypriot cuisine is one of the most generous in the entire Mediterranean. The food in Cyprus is a real ritual, the portions are large and very tasty. The dishes are influenced by different cultures, they all have their own specific names.
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