Livno cheese vs Vlašić
Livno cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Mixed milk
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Place
- Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Livno cheese is a hard cheese from Livno in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Makers use cow's milk, sheep's milk, or a mix of the two, and the wheels are round with a smooth natural rind. The paste is compact and pale yellow, often with a few small eyes scattered through it. The smell is strong and savory, like a mature mountain cheese. People also call it Livanjski sir, which is the Bosnian name for the same cheese.
Vlašić
Facts
- Milk
- Mixed milk
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Brined
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Place
- Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vlašić is a white brined cheese from Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name comes from the mountain pastures above the town, where herders have long made it. Traditional batches use sheep's milk, and some makers blend in cow's milk. Salt and brine shape the cheese more than any thick rind does. A drained piece is firm, pale, and quite salty, with a clean sour milk tang.