Halloumi Cheese - yum!
"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:35:31 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:22:41 GMT, Aussie-PL wrote:
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>>>> Goomba > wrote in news:8p8it9F4acU1
>>>> @mid.individual.net:
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>>>>> 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?
>
> It's a semi-soft cheese, maybe a little harder than your average
> provolone. This was flatted like an oblong pancake, cryovaced, and
> then put into a cardboard sleeve. very similar to bread
> cheese/Juustoleipa, but not grilled.
Aha! Thanks!
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