Teleme cheese
Teleme or teleme peyniri is a white semi-soft cheese made from cow’s, goat's, and sheep's milk originating in ancient times in the Middle East and Mediterranean.[1]
| Teleme peyniri | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Teleme |
| Region | Turkey |
| Source of milk | Sheep, Goat, ((cow)) |
Teleme cheese is a California developed cheese and is still made by hand to this day with the original recipe in Los Banos, California by Peluso Cheese with the gold label Tomales Bay.
The origins reach back to the nomadic Yoruk and Turkmen Turkic people who have roamed the mountains and plateaus of southern and southeastern Turkey, and is still produced in the traditional method by goat herders as a major part of their sustenance when they are out on the mountains; from fresh, warm goat's milk acidified and coagulated with ingredients foraged there and then, one of which is the sap/milk of the fig fruit.[1][2][3][4]
Method
The traditional method is to cut a tender shoot of a fig tree with a single unripe fig still attached, warm the goat's milk, and pluck the fig from the shoot, allowing the sap released when the fruit is plucked to fall into the warm milk.[1] The shoot is cut into pieces and the pieces also dropped into the milk.[1] The milk is brought to a bare simmer while stirring for 30 minutes, allowed to cool 30 minutes, the pieces of shoot removed and the curds drained and strained through cheesecloth to produce a soft cheese.[1]
See also
References
- Wolfert, Paula (2009). Mediterranean clay pot cooking : traditional and modern recipes to savor and share. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 285–286. ISBN 978-0-7645-7633-1. OCLC 298538015.
- Steven W. Jenkins (1996). Cheese Primer. Workman Pub. pp. 411–. ISBN 978-0-89480-762-6.
- "Teleme Peyniri, Teleme Peyniri Nasıl Yapılır? - peynirler.gen.tr". www.peynirler.gen.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- "20 DAKİKADA PEYNİR". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-24.
