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Oštiepok ( Slovak; plural: ''oštiepky'') is a traditional smoked 
sheep milk
Sheep's milk (or ewes' milk) is the milk of domestic sheep. It is commonly used to make cultured dairy products such as cheese. Some of the most popular sheep cheeses include feta (Greece), ricotta (Italy), and Roquefort (France).
Sheep breed ...
cheese made in Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. Oštiepok is a protected trade name under the EU's protected geographical indication.
A similar cheese is made by Gorals under the name Oscypek
Oscypek (pronounced , Polish plural: ''oscypki''), rarely Oszczypek, is a smoked cheese made of salted sheep milk exclusively in the Tatra Mountains region of Poland. Oscypek is made by an expert named "baca", a term also denoting a shepherd in ...
. The cheeses differ in ingredients' ratios, cheesemaking process and the characteristics of the final products.
See also
* Žinčica – drink made of sheep's milk whey * Parenica – traditional Slovak cheese *Slovak cuisine
Slovak cuisine varies slightly from region to region across Slovakia. It was influenced by the traditional cuisine of its neighbours and it influenced them as well. The origins of traditional Slovak cuisine can be traced to times when the majori ...
* List of smoked foods
* List of stretch-cured cheeses
This is a list of stretch-curd cheeses, comprising cheeses prepared using the ''pasta filata'' technique. The cheeses manufactured from this technique undergo a plasticising and kneading treatment of the fresh curd in hot water, which gives them ...
References
Cow's-milk cheeses Sheep's-milk cheeses Smoked cheeses Stretched-curd cheeses Slovak cheeses {{Slovakia-cuisine-stub