Pule cheese or magareći sir, is a Serbian cheese made from 60%
Balkan donkey
The Balkan donkey or mountain donkey, sr, Domaći balkanski magarac, is a breed or group of breeds of domestic donkey originating in the Balkan region. It is reported from Serbia and Montenegro.
A herd of about 120 Balkan donkeys in the Zasavi ...
milk and 40% goat's milk.
The cheese is produced in Zasavica Nature Reserve, as conceived by Slobodan Simić, Zasavica Special Nature Reserve Manager and former Serbian
MP.
Pule is reportedly the "world's most expensive cheese", fetching US$1300 per kilogram.
It is so expensive because of its difficulty to produce, and its rarity: there are only about 100
jennies in the
landrace
A landrace is a domesticated, locally adapted, often traditional variety of a species of animal or plant that has developed over time, through adaptation to its natural and cultural environment of agriculture and pastoralism, and due to isolatio ...
of Balkan donkeys that are milked for Pule-making and it takes of milk to create of cheese.
See also
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List of cheeses
This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Cheese is a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms. Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors dep ...
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List of smoked foods
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Cheeses by animal's milk