Lithuanian cheese

The Republic of Lithuania occupies a worthy place among the states that are famous for their raw traditions. Lithuanians themselves adore their cheeses and constantly eat them. Lithuanian cheese is considered the number one product in the country itself, as well as in a number of other states.

Cheeses began to be produced by residents of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. And since that time, not a single century has passed. However, there is little in the technology of producing Lithuanian cheese that has changed. Perhaps Lithuanian cheese is not as popular and known to the general public as its brethren from France, Germany or Switzerland. But one cannot ignore the fact of the existence of the ancient cheese-making traditions of Lithuania, as well as not to recognize the exceptional taste and consumer qualities of Lithuanian cheeses.

Lithuanians from time immemorial made cheeses from the milk of domestic cows, goats or sheep. Each Lithuanian farm had its own unique recipe for making homemade cheese. Nowadays, the Republic of Lithuania is rapidly gaining momentum in cheese production. Already, the country is considered a leader in the Baltic region and very soon will enter the international cheese arena with its old cheese recipes.

Lithuanian cheeses are divided into hard and soft varieties. Rennet sourdough is used to produce almost all Lithuanian hard cheeses. What is noteworthy, hard Lithuanian cheese is similar in production technology, taste, as well as appearance to Dutch cheeses. In the process of producing Lithuanian cheese, a special technologist is used, in which the cheese mass undergoes a double heating process before molding.

For fatty varieties of Lithuanian cheeses, milk is heated to 42 degrees Celsius, and for less fatty species - up to 38 degrees. It is noteworthy that Lithuanian cheese ripens quickly enough and takes only

2. 5 months to get a quality product. For the production of elite brands of Lithuanian cheeses, to this day they use milk only of certain breeds of cows, which graze on environmentally friendly pastures and drink water from crystal-clear streams. And this is not a fairy tale, but the reality of Lithuanian cheese making.

Such Lithuanian cheese has won worldwide fame and not a single international award. You can find specialized Lithuanian cheese stores not only in Europe (Germany, France and the Czech Republic), but also in the USA. By the way, it is America that buys a record number of cheeses from Lithuania. Modern Lithuanian cheesemakers use the full potential of their old cheese recipes at full capacity.

You can easily find various varieties of cheeses on the shelves of Lithuanian stores. Hard, soft, melted, tender and creamy, as well as special smoked Lithuanian cheeses, which are perfect for beer drinks. Cheeses are both a wonderful treat and a souvenir gift that tourists from all over the world purchase in Lithuania.