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Alternative names | Hellim (Turkish) |
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Region or state | Eastern Mediterranean |
Main ingredients | goat's, sheep's milk |
Other information | EU: PDO (Cyprus) 2021 |
Halloumi or haloumi[note 1][note 2] is a cheese that is thought to have originated from Cyprus, though some contest that it originated in Egypt.[1] It is made from a mixture of goat's and sheep's milk, and sometimes also cow's milk.[2][3][4] Its texture is described as squeaky.[5] It has a high melting point and so can easily be fried or grilled, a property that makes it a popular meat substitute. Rennet (mostly vegetarian or microbial) is used to curdle the milk in halloumi production,[6] although no acid-producing bacteria are used in its preparation.[7]
Halloumi is popular throughout the Eastern Mediterranean.[8][9] By 2013, demand in the United Kingdom had surpassed that in every other European country except Cyprus.[10]
In the United States, Halloumi is a registered trademark owned by the government of Cyprus, while in the UK it is owned by the Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi.[11] It is also protected as a geographical indication in the EU, as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), which means within the EU only products made in certain parts of Cyprus can be called "halloumi".[12][13] PDO protection for Halloumi was delayed largely by disagreements among farmers of cattle, sheep, and goats regarding the inclusion of cows' milk, and (if cows' milk was included) the proportion of it.[14][15]
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Geography has left Cyprus heir to numerous culinary traditions—particularly those of the Levant, Anatolia, and Greece — but some dishes, such as the island's halloumi cheese…are purely Cypriot.
Haloumi, or halumi, is a mild salty Cypriot cheese made from goats', ewes,' or cows' milk.
Cyprus has managed to secure EU recognition of halloumi as a traditional cheese of Cyprus; therefore no other country may export cheese of the same name
Halloumi is a semi-hard to hard, unripened cheese that, traditionally, is made from either sheep's milk or goat's milk or a mixture of the two. Although the cheese has its origins in Cyprus, it is widely popular throughout the Middle East, and hence many countries have now become involved with its manufacture. In Australia, it is coated with a greek yogurt.
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Haloumi (sometimes spelled Halloumi) is a brine-cured cheese from Cyprus containing chopped mint.
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