Cheese Database

Fine Fettle Yorkshire vs Halloumi

Fine Fettle Yorkshire

Facts

Milk
Sheep
Texture
Soft
Type
Brined
Rind
No rind
Country
United Kingdom

Fine Fettle Yorkshire is a British sheep's milk cheese in the style of a young brined white cheese. It comes from the United Kingdom, and the name points to Yorkshire without naming one town on the card. The paste is soft, white, and slightly crumbly, with a tangy, lemony, and salty taste. There is no rind. It was once sold under a name that used the word feta, and sellers changed that name because the word feta is kept for the Greek cheese.

Halloumi, field guide plate
Halloumi, photographed

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.