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Domiati cheese accounts for about three quarters of the cheese made and consumed in Egypt. [25] The cheese takes its name from the city of Damietta and is thought to have been made as early as 332 BC. [26] Halumi: حلومى: Similar to Cypriot halloumi, yet a different cheese. It may be eaten fresh or brined and spiced.
Rumi cheese (Egyptian Arabic: جبنه رومى gebna Rumi [ˈɡebnæ ˈruːmi], also spelled roumi/roomi) is one of the main types of cheese in Egypt. Despite its name (Rūmī, literally, Roman), the cheese is Egyptian. Traces of it go back to the ancient Egyptians. It has a pungent smell, and different degrees of saltiness depending on the ...
In 2018, archeologists from Cairo University and the University of Catania reported the discovery of the oldest known cheese from Egypt. Discovered in the Saqqara necropolis, it is around 3,200 years old. [17] Earlier, remains identified as cheese were found in the funeral meal in an Egyptian tomb dating around 2900 BC. [18]
The cheese dated back to the 26th or 27th Egyptian dynasty, archaeologists said, or about 2,600 years ago, according to the Met Museum. Researchers identified the cheese as halloumi. Researchers ...
Scientists discover a 3,300-year-old cheese, thought to be the world's oldest, in Egypt, but it is riddled with bacteria.
Mish (Egyptian Arabic: مش meš) is a traditional Egyptian cheese that is made by fermenting salty cheese for several months or years. Mish may be similar to cheese that has been found in the tomb of the First Dynasty Pharaoh Hor-Aha at Saqqara, from 3200 BC. [1] It is generally prepared at home, although some is sold in local markets. [2]
Marin French Cheese Company – founded in 1865, it is a manufacturer of artisan cheese located in rural west Marin County, California, and the oldest cheese manufacturer still in operation in the United States. [14] It produces cheeses under the Rouge et Noir brand name. [15]
Karish cheese is made from laban rayeb by pouring the curd onto a reed mat and letting it drain, occasionally spreading it and squeezing it in the mat, and then hanging it for two or three days. Shortly before being finished the cheese is dry-salted, and then hung in the mat for a few more hours.