Halloumi vs Leipäjuusto
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.
Leipäjuusto
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Finland
- Place
- Southern Ostrobothnia, Kainuu
Leipäjuusto is a Finnish fresh cheese from Southern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu, made from cow's milk and baked until brown spots mark the surface. The Finnish name means bread cheese, and many people also call the same round juustoleipä. A warm piece squeaks against the teeth, which is why English speakers say squeaky cheese. The shape is a flat disc, thicker than a cracker and firmer than curd spooned from a pot. It is meant to be heated, not only sliced cold from the fridge.