Cheeses
Butterkaese
Bavaria, Germany
Butterkaese is a mild German cow-milk cheese with a smooth buttery paste, tiny eyes and a pale yellow cut.
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What it is
A closer look at Butterkaese.
Butterkaese is a mild German cow-milk cheese with a smooth buttery paste, tiny eyes and a pale yellow cut.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
At a German dairy counter, check for a supple clean slice, gentle dairy aroma and a thin natural rind rather than strong fermentation.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Butterkaese.
Bavaria, Germany
Region-specific tradition
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