Domiati cheese, also referred to as white cheese ( arz, جبنة بيضا ' ), is a soft white salty cheese made primarily in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

, but also in Sudan and other

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

ern countries. Typically made from buffalo milk, cow milk, or a mixture, it can also be made from other

milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modula ...

s, such as sheep, goat or camel milk. It is the most common Egyptian cheese. Unlike

feta Feta ( el, φέτα, ) is a Greek brined white cheese made from sheep's milk or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. It is soft, with small or no holes, a compact touch, few cuts, and no skin. Crumbly with a slightly grainy texture, it ...

and other white cheeses, salt is added directly to the milk, before rennet is added. It is named after the seaport city of

Damietta Damietta ( arz, دمياط ' ; cop, ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, Tamiati) is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt, a former bishopric and present multiple Catholic titular see. It is located at the Damietta branch, an easter ...

(دمياط).

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Arab cuisine Egyptian cheeses Sudanese cuisine South Sudanese cuisine Water buffalo's-milk cheeses Cow's-milk cheeses {{Egypt-cuisine-stub

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