List of Bosnia and Herzegovina cheeses Facts for Kids

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country with a rich history, and that includes its food! Many special types of cheeses come from here. Each type often has its own unique versions too. These cheeses are made in different ways, using milk from cows, sheep, or goats. They are a big part of the country's traditional food culture.

Special Labels for Cheeses
Popular Cheeses of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Other Dairy Products
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Special Labels for Cheeses

Some foods get a special label to show where they come from. This label means the food is made in a certain place, using traditional methods. It helps protect the food's unique quality and history. Think of it like a special badge of honor for food!

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, people are working to get these special labels for their cheeses. To help with this, the Association of Cheese Producers in Bosnia and Herzegovina (AoCP BiH) was started in 2012. This group brings together cheese makers from all over the country. It includes big companies, small farms, and even individual cheese makers.

Some important local groups are the Association of producers of the traditional Livno cheese "Cincar" and "Cincar 2" Agricultural Cooperative". There's also a special place called the Center for Sack Cheese Maturation (Serbo-Croatian: Centar za zrenje sira iz mijeha). This center helps make sure a special type of cheese, called sack cheese, is made correctly.

Popular Cheeses of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Here are some of the well-known cheeses from Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Cheese	Type of milk	Producing region	AoCP BiH recognized; year	Note
Bosnian Gruyère cheese	Cow's milk		Yes;
Bosnian smoked cheese	Sheep's, cow's, goat's milk and/or mixtures
Cincar cheese	Cow's milk	Cincar, Livno	Yes;
Herzegovina sack cheese	Skimmed and/or whole sheep's, goat's, cow's milk and/or mixtures	Nevesinje	Yes;
Herzegovina "squeaking" cheese	Raw sheep's or cow's milk	Trebinje, Ivanica, Slavogostići, Gacko in southern Herzegovina	Yes;	This cheese often makes a "squeaking" sound when you bite it!
Kupres cheese	Sheep's and cow's milk mixtures	Kupres	Yes;
Livno cheese	Sheep's and cow's milk in 80:20 ratio	Livanjsko polje, Livno	Yes;
Mladi sir	Raw cow's milk
Mons goat cheese		Tešanj	Yes;
Trappista cheese	Cow's milk	Mariastern abbey, Banja Luka	Yes;
Vlašić cheese	Sheep's, cow's and mixtures	Vlašić, Travnik	Yes;
Zlatna kap / Tešanj cheese		Tešanj	Yes;
Zlatni sir (transl. Golden cheese)		Foča	Yes;