Turkey: Kırklareli cheese adds flavor to tables abroad
Turkiye
Published Sep 2, 2022
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Geographically marked feta cheese, produced from the milk of cows, sheep and goats fed by the rich vegetation of Kırklareli's Istranca Mountains, flavors the tables.
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900 thousand tons of milk obtained daily from 550 thousand small and bovine animals in the city is processed in nearly 60 enterprises. While white cheese is produced from approximately 500 tons of milk, dairy products such as cheddar, curd, yoghurt and sour cream are obtained from the remaining milk. White cheese, which is ready for consumption after an average of 10 months of waiting, is exported to 20 countries, mainly Qatar, Iraq, USA and Lebanon. An average of 100 tons of milk and dairy products are exported annually. "The flavor is entirely derived from milk" Kırklareli Commodity Exchange President Turhan Altıntel told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the cheese produced from the milk obtained from animals fed in the city's fresh air and nature is very delicious. Altıntel said, "When we take our feta cheese as a gift, the reaction is 'Neither Ezine nor Edirne'. When we put Ezine, Edirne and Kırklareli cheese side by side, the taste of Kırklareli white cheese is obvious. This is ...
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