Lebanon
Akkawi Cheese
عكاوي
A white brined cheese, smooth and squeaky, soaked to remove salt before eating and used in flatbreads and sweet pastries.
The complete directory
Find your next
favorite food.
4 foods match this view. Search local names, narrow the map, or follow a category.
Filters
Cyprus
Halloumi
Χαλλούμι
A Cypriot-origin cheese popular in Greece, made from sheep and goat milk, with a high melting point. Grilled or fried until golden, a meze and salad staple, salty and chewy.
Lebanon
Shanklish
شنكليش
Balls of aged, fermented cheese rolled in za'atar and chilli and left to develop a rind, sharply pungent and crumbly.
Lebanon
String Cheese
جبنة مشللة
A braided, brined cheese pulled into fine strings and flavoured with nigella seed and mahleb.