Branza de Burduf

Name: Branza de Burduf
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 1kg fresh sheep's milk cheese; 3 tbsp salt; Fir bark casing, for aging

Brânză de Burduf/BRUHN-zuh deh BOOR-doof/

About this dish

A tangy sheep's milk cheese aged and pressed inside a fir bark casing, a Carpathian specialty.

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Ingredients

🧀1kg fresh sheep's milk cheese

🧂3 tbsp salt

🌲Fir bark casing, for aging

Method

Serves 2

Crumble the fresh cheese and mix thoroughly with salt.

Pack the salted cheese tightly into a fir bark casing.

Seal and allow to age in a cool place for several weeks.

The cheese develops a tangy, resinous flavor as it ages.

Slice and serve with bread or polenta.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Brânză de burduf is a traditional Romanian shepherd's cheese, historically aged in fir tree bark in mountain regions.

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