Olomoucké tvarůžky (), also known as olomoucké syrečky () or ''tvargle'' (from its German name ''Olmützer Quargel''), English: ''Olomouc cheese, Olomouc curd cheese'') is a ripened soft

cheese Cheese is a type of dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk (usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats or sheep). During prod ...

made in

Loštice Loštice (; ) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the production of aromatic cheese called ''Olomoucké tvarůžky''. Administrative division Loštice co ...

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Sl ...

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. The cheese is very easy to recognize by its strong scent, distinctive pungent taste and yellowish colour. It is named after the city of

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

where it was originally sold.

Production

''Tvarůžky'' is made from skimmed cow's milk without adding

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, colourings, flavourings and stabilizers, and contains only 0.5% of fat.

History

The first written mention of this cheese is from 1452. In 1583, the name ''tvarůžky'' appeared for the first time. Until the 19th century, Olomoucké tvarůžky was produced in the villages surrounding Olomouc, and was generally regarded as a peasant food. It was at this time that the cheese began to be referred to as Olomouc curd cheese. The A. W. Company has been making this cheese since 1876. In the first decades of the 20th century there were still several dairies in Loštice that produced the cheese. Until the

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some belonged to Jewish families: Langer, Eckstein, Klein and Wischnitzer. Since 2010, 'Olomoucké tvarůžky' has been registered as a

Protected Geographical Indication Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and Traditional food, traditional specialties, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG), promote ...

by the European Union. In 2016, a shop in Loštice began producing a variety of

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based on the cheese.

Tourism

There is a museum devoted to the cheese at the A. W. Company production plant in

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Traditional Czech products - Olomouc curd cheese
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olomoucke syrecky Czech cheeses Šumperk District Smear-ripened cheeses Cheeses with designation of origin protected in the European Union Cow's-milk cheeses Peasant food

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