Shosha, also known as ''churul'' or ''churu'', is a type of
soft cheese
There are many different types of cheese. Cheeses can be grouped or classified according to criteria such as length of fermentation, texture, methods of production, fat content, animal milk, and country or region of origin. The method most comm ...
in
Tibetan cuisine
Tibetan cuisine includes the culinary traditions and practices and its peoples. The cuisine reflects the Tibetan landscape of mountains and plateaus and includes influences from neighbors (including India and Nepal where many Tibetans abide) ...
.
Tibetan cheese
Tibetan cheese is a food staple in Tibetan cuisine. Tibetan cheeses include soft cheese curds resembling cottage cheese made from buttermilk called '' chura loenpa'' (or'' ser'').Food in Tibetan Life
By Rinjing Dorfe, pp. 93, 96 Hard cheese is ...
is a staple food and is often made from animals suited to the climate such as
yak and
goat
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. It is a pungent cheese compared with
blue cheese. It is used to make beef dish, and ''churu'' cheese soup.
Cheese For Dummies – Culture Magazine – Google Books
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See also
* List of Tibetan dishes
This is a list of Tibetan dishes and foods. Tibetan cuisine includes the culinary traditions and practices of Tibet and its peoples, many of whom reside in India and Nepal. It reflects the Tibetan landscape of mountains and plateaus and includes ...
References
Tibetan cheeses
Tibetan cuisine
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