Caș () is a type of semi-soft white fresh cheese produced in

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. It is made by curdling

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or cow milk with

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, and draining the whey. The resulting cheese is unsalted or lightly salted. If stored in brine, caș turns into Telemea after 2–3 weeks. Caș cheese is also used to make other types of cheese such as

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and

Cașcaval Kashkaval ; bg, кашкавал ; mk, кашкавал ; sr, качкаваљ, kačkavalj; sq, kaçkavall; russian: кашкавал; tr, kaşkaval or ; ar, قشقوان, qashqawān. is a type of cheese made from cow's milk, sheep's milk or ...

.The Romanian cheeses

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