Polish cheese

This recipe for Slovak egg cheese is typically made for Easter and goes by a variety of names including hrudka, sirok, and cirak.

Twaróg is soft and milky, with a mild taste. This recipe makes approx. 1 pound (450 g) of Farmer’s Cheese. If you’re planning on making Sernik (Polish-style cheesecake), double the ingredients.

The Slovak traditions for Christmas and Easter have imprinted certain taste memories that I can't avoid craving every year. One of the things I wonder why I desire is hrudka. Hrudka is also called cirek, sirets, sirok, sirecz, as well as just Easter egg cheese (by those who have trouble trilling their Rs) and it is basically a ball of scrambled eggs served at Easter. Some people put a slice of it on sandwiches but I always ate it plain with salt. My family is always generous and I know that…

From Romanian caves to Swedish moose farms, dairy delicacies lurk in surprising places.

Lazy pierogi are 4-ingredient Polish cheese dumplings boiled in water and served with either sweet or savoury toppings. Ready in 20 minutes!

What is gzik? It’s a dip made of cottage cheese (farmer’s cheese), radish, chives, and sour cream. It’s healthy, and it’s one of the food you can find in almost every Polish home.

Traditional Polish Sweet Cheese Pierogi are made using lightly sweetened farmers’ cheese and can be served with various toppings.

A Polish Smoked Cheese Oscypek is a very old sheep's cheese produced by shepherds living in the Tatra mountains.

The best recipe for the authentic potato and cheese pierogi (pierogi ruskie). The filling has the perfect ratio of cheese to potatoes.

Twarog or ser bialy is a farmer's cheese used in many popular Polish dishes. This recipe for homemade Polish cottage cheese from raw milk is so easy, you'll make it every week!