Cheese Database

Brânză de burduf vs Telemea

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.

Telemea

Facts

Milk
Sheep
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Brined
Rind
No rind
Country
Romania

Telemea is a white brined cheese from Romania, and it is traditionally made from sheep's milk. The paste is moist, pale, and free of any rind. A cold piece slices cleanly, and a softer piece crumbles under a fork. Salt from the brine is part of the flavor, together with a light tang. People eat it plain with bread, and they also tuck it into simple savory dishes.