Chhurpi vs Chura kampo
Chhurpi
Facts
- Texture
- Hard
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Nepal
Chhurpi is a traditional cheese from Nepal, and the same name covers a soft fresh curd and a very hard dried piece. People in Nepal eat both forms, and the cheese is also known in neighboring highland areas. The soft kind is white and mild, and it goes into everyday dishes. The hard kind is dried until it is extremely firm, and it keeps for a long time. Visitors usually recognize the hard piece first.
Chura kampo
Facts
- Texture
- Hard
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- China
Chura kampo is a hard dried cheese from the Tibetan dairy tradition in China. The name means cheese that has been dried until it is firm through the center. Makers begin with soft curds taken from boiled buttermilk, then shape those curds and dry them in the sun or over low heat. The finished pieces keep for a long time in cold high country, where fresh curd would spoil. It is a food for storage and travel, not a soft cheese meant for the same day.