Circassian smoked cheese is a smoked low-fat
Circassian cheese, especially produced in the eastern
Marmara region
The Marmara Region ( Turkish: ''Marmara Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey.
Located in northwestern Turkey, it is bordered by Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the north, the Black Sea Region to th ...
of Turkey. It is light yellow or cream-colored with a thick crust. After curdling and straining, the bottom and top of the cheese are salted and it is smoked with pinewood or thick pitch pine in smoking rooms. This process makes the cheese both more flavorful and more long-lasting.
See also
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List of smoked foods
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References
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Goat's-milk cheeses
Circassian cuisine
Smoked cheeses