Brânză de burduf vs Brânză de vaci
Brânză de burduf
Facts
- Milk
- Sheep
- Texture
- Soft
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Romania
Brânză de burduf is a salty sheep's milk cheese from Romania. The name refers to the burduf, the skin or bark container the cheese was traditionally packed into. Makers start with a matured fresh sheep's cheese, salt it, and knead it until it becomes a soft, strong paste. The flavor is bold, and the texture is slightly soft, sometimes creamy and sometimes a little crumbly. It is a country cheese for bread and hearty food, not a mild slicing cheese.
Brânză de vaci
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Moldova
Brânză de vaci is a fresh cow's milk cheese from Moldova. The name means cow cheese, and the same words are used for a similar fresh curd in Romania. It is soft, white, and crumbly, closer to quark or cottage cheese than to a wheel with a rind. Makers drain soured milk after gentle heat separates the curd from the whey. The result is mild, slightly tangy, and ready to eat without a long rest.