"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:22:41 GMT, Aussie-PL wrote:
>
>> Goomba > wrote in news:8p8it9F4acU1
>> @mid.individual.net:
>>
>>> Steve Freides wrote:
>>>> We were in Israel between Christmas and New Year's, and we discovered
>>>> Halloumi cheese - apparently originates in Cyprus, and is best thought
>>>> of as a cross between mozzarella's texture and feta's flavor.
>>>>
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>>>
>>> Interesting, thanks! I'm a cheese fiend and love new ones.
>
> I even saw it at restaurant Depot. $7 for a 12oz slab. I didn't
> check to see if it was imported.
>
> It's still kinda pricey compared to the other Greek cheeses.
>
>> 2 people who've never heard of, or tried Haloumi cheese before....
>> I hope you like the world outside your cave!!
>
>
> The Asshole from Australia speaks. We should all bow to his superior
> knowledge.

Could you describe what it looks like? You say slab so I assume it is a
hard cheese? Is it yellow? White?

My husband's grandma has a recipe for Easter Pie (savory) that calls for it.
I asked my SIL what it was. Instead of telling me, she made a face and said
it was horrible and not to buy it. So I just added more of the other
cheeses that the recipe called for. It did call for several different
kinds. Nobody seemed to notice that there was no Haloumi in there. But I
would like to know how to recognize it for future reference.