Cheese Database

Bryndza vs Bundz

Bryndza, field guide plate
Bryndza, photographed

Bryndza

Facts

Milk
Sheep
Texture
Soft
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
Poland

Bryndza is a soft sheep's milk cheese eaten in Poland and in several other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The paste is white, crumbly, and salty, and it spreads more easily than it slices. Makers crumble a fresh sheep cheese, salt it, and work it into a moist mass that is often sold from a tub. The taste is tangy and sharp rather than mild or buttery. It belongs in savory cooking as much as it belongs on bread.

Bundz

Facts

Milk
Sheep
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
Poland
Place
Traditionally produced in Podhale

Bundz is a fresh sheep's milk cheese from Poland, traditionally produced in Podhale. It is the soft white curd that highland dairies lift from the vat before later cheeses are shaped or heavily salted. The taste is mild, milky, and a little sweet, closer to a tender farmer's cheese than to a smoked wedge. The body is moist and slightly springy, and a very fresh piece may squeak gently. Bunc is a local name for the same cheese.