Anari cheese vs Halloumi
Anari cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Mixed milk
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Whey
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Cyprus
Anari is a whey cheese from Cyprus. Makers heat the whey left from halloumi, and a small addition of goat or sheep milk helps the curds rise. Fresh anari is white, soft, and mild, with a grain that recalls ricotta. A salted version is dried until it becomes very hard. Both forms come from the same whey, but they do not behave the same way in the kitchen.
Halloumi
Facts
- Milk
- Mixed milk
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Brined
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Cyprus
- Status
- PDO
Halloumi is the grilling cheese of Cyprus, and a protected name. The curd is heated, so a slab stays in one piece on a hot pan instead of melting into a puddle.