Moose cheese is cheese created from
moose milk
Moose milk, also known as elk milk, refers to milk produced by moose (''Alces alces''). Though it is most commonly consumed by moose calves, its production has also been commercialised in Russia, Sweden and Canada.
Nutritional content
Moose mi ...
. Varieties of moose cheese are produced in Sweden by Christer and Ulla Johansson at their location called "Moose House" or "Elk House".
[Culture Magazine; Miller, Laurel; Skinner, Thalassa (2012)]
''Cheese For Dummies''
John Wiley & Sons. Three varieties of moose cheese are produced.
Overview
The Elk House (''Älgens Hus'') farm in
Bjurholm
Bjurholm is a locality and seat of Bjurholm Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 968 inhabitants in 2010. It is the second smallest municipal seat in Sweden (Österbymo
Österbymo is a locality and the seat of Ydre Municipality, Ös ...
, Sweden, run by Christer and Ulla Johansson, is believed to be the world's only producer of moose cheese. It has three milk-producing moose,
whose milk yields roughly 300 kilograms of cheese per year; the cheese sells for about
US$
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1,000 per kilogram (approximately US$455 per pound).
Three varieties of cheese are produced: a rind-style, a blue and a
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 ...
-style.
The cheese is served at the Älgens Hus' restaurant,
located in Sweden.
Moose Cheese also produced by GamEat
from Russia by cheese maker Alexander Fursin
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 ...
References
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