Halloumi is a semi-hard unripened cheese, traditionally made with goat and sheep's milk, from the island of Cyprus. It is one of the few cheeses with a melting point high enough to allow it to be fried or grilled without melting.

Contained by: Hellimli
Characteristic of: Arabic cuisine Byzantine cuisine Cypriot cuisine Egyptian cuisine Greek cuisine Iraqi cuisine Israeli cuisine Lebanese cuisine Levantine cuisine Palestinian cuisine Syrian cuisine Turkish cuisine
Categories: Cheese Cow's milk cheese Goat cheese Sheep cheese Stretched-curd cheese
Also known as:
English: haloumi
Turkish: Hellim
Wikidata ID: Q549793
Wikipedia title: Halloumi
References:
Wikipedia article: Halloumi
Lonely Planet's Ultimate Eats; Lonely Planet Food, 2018
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Circassian cheese
Ostkaka

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