Halloumi vs Rushan
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.
Rushan
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- China
Rushan is a cow's milk cheese from China, made in the traditional way in Yunnan and formed into thin sheets. The Mandarin name means milk fan, because a dried sheet can resemble a folded fan. Makers stretch fresh curd over bamboo and hang it until the sheet is supple and leathery. There is no rind and no blue veining. The food is meant for grilling and frying, not for a long stay in a cellar.