🧀 Slovenská bryndza
Also known as: Slovak bryndza
Slovenská bryndza is a Slovak PGI soft spreadable cheese made from sheep's lump cheese or a blend with cow's milk cheese, ground with salt.
Slovenská bryndza is a soft spreadable cheese made in Slovakia from sheep's lump cheese or from a blend with cow's milk lump cheese in which sheep's cheese makes up more than half. The name is protected in the EU as a PGI (eAmbrosia file PGI-SK-0427).
First a lump cheese (hrudka) is made on mountain sheep farms and in dairies. It is matured, then crumbled, ground and mixed with salt. Finished bryndza is white or slightly yellowish and spreadable, with a tangy, salty taste and a clear sheep's cheese aroma; the more sheep's cheese it contains, the sharper the taste.
Bryndza has been made in Slovakia for several centuries, since Wallachian shepherds settled the mountains with their flocks. It is the key ingredient of the national dish, bryndzové halušky.
On this site it belongs to the fresh cheeses and to the cheeses of Slovakia. A narrower protected name is Liptovská bryndza (PDO), made from sheep's cheese only; a related cheese is Bryndza Podhalańska.
How to eat it: in halušky with crispy bacon, in pierogi, or as a spread with onion and paprika. Drink ideas are on Wine and cheese.
Why it matters to you: only bryndza made in Slovakia from mainly sheep's cheese to the PGI specification may be sold as Slovenská bryndza.
Facts
| Raw material | Sheep's lump cheese or blend with cow's (sheep over 50%) |
|---|---|
| Country | Slovakia |
| Main use | Bryndzové halušky, pierogi, spreads |
| Legal basis | EU PGI, PGI-SK-0427 1 |
How it connects to Cheese
🧀 Slovenská bryndza → kind of → 🧀 Bryndza → kind of → 🧀 Cheese
Links
- Made from which milk
- 🥛 Sheep's milk, 🥛 Cow's milk
- Part of
- 🥛 Fresh cheeses, 🧀 Bryndza, 🏷️ Protected cheese names, 🇸🇰 Slovak cheeses
Frequently asked questions
What is Slovenská bryndza made from?
Sheep's lump cheese, or a blend with cow's milk lump cheese in which sheep's cheese is more than half, ground with salt.
What is the best-known dish with Slovak bryndza?
Bryndzové halušky — potato dumplings with bryndza and crispy bacon.
Is it true that Slovak bryndza can be made entirely from cow's milk?
No. Under the PGI rules sheep's cheese must make up the larger part; cow's milk cheese is allowed only as an addition.
Similar
🧀 Liptovská bryndza · 🧀 Bryndza Podhalańska · 🧀 Murazzano · 🧀 Queso de Burgos · 🧀 Ġbejna tan-nagħaġ · 🧀 Afuega'l Pitu
ℹ️ Dairy products contain lactose and milk proteins: if you are lactose intolerant or allergic to milk protein, ask a doctor.
Sources
- eAmbrosia — Slovenská bryndza (PGI-SK-0427)
- EUR-Lex — Регламент (ЄС) 676/2008 (реєстрація Slovenská bryndza)