List of Polish cheeses Facts for Kids

This is a list of cheeses from Poland. The history of cheesemaking in Poland goes back to 5500 BC, when cheese similar to mozzarella was produced in Neolithic times in Kujawy (north-central Poland).

Poland is the 6th largest cheese producer in the world and has the 18th highest cheese consumption. Marek Kosmulski described over 600 types of Polish cheeses manufactured between 1948 and 2019.

Some Polish cheeses are protected by European Union law as regional products.

Polish cheeses

Name	Region	Description
Bałtycki		Polish brand of cheese.
Bryndza		Sheep milk cheese made in Poland, Slovakia. Recipes differ slightly across the countries.
Bryndza Podhalańska	Podhale region.	Polish variety of the soft cheese bryndza. It is prepared with sheep milk and was registered in the European Union's Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications on June 11, 2007 as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).
Bundz	Traditionally produced in Podhale.	A sheep milk cheese.
Bursztyn		A brand of cheese. It is a mature cheese similar to Gruyere.
Edamski	Mazuria.	A rennet cheese based on Dutch Edammer.
Farmer cheese		In Poland, farmer cheese is similar in consistency to cottage cheese. The cheese is formed into a loaf. It is sometimes referred to as "pot cheese."
Gołka	Silesian Voivodeship.	Similar to oscypek, but made with milk from cattle.
Gryficki	Gryfice Dairy, province of Szczecin.	Production began in 1973.
Hauskyjza	Wielkopolska, Pomerania, Kuyavia, and Silesia.	Foodstuff made of cottage cheese, caraway and other ingredients, which are mixed, put aside for a few days to acquire the characteristic sharp flavor and tacky consistency, and then warmed and fried.
Kortowski
Koryciński	Podlaskie Voivodeship in eastern Poland.	Hard yellow cheese made from cows' milk. Named after the town of Korycin.
Królewski	Northwestern Masovia.	"Royal cheese"; similar in taste and appearance to Swiss Emmental.
Liliput	Wielkopolska.	A cows' milk cheese.
Lechicki		Known in Poland as Brochocki cheese, which derives from the name of the farmer who began producing it.
Łowicki
Lubuski
Mazurski		A brand of cheese.
Morski		Mild, semi-soft cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. Melts well, often used as a table cheese.
Oscypek	Made exclusively in the Tatra Mountains region of Poland.	Smoked sheep milk cheese, there is also a smaller form called redykołka, known as the 'younger sister' of oscypek.
Przeworski		A rennet cheese, classified as ripening, produced from cow's milk and an infusion of mint and marjoram. It has a delicately spicy taste and an aroma of herbs. Named after the town of Przeworsk in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship.
Radamer	From Polesie.	A cows' milk cheese, with Dutch and Swiss influence.
Redykołka	Produced in the Podhale region.	Sometimes known as the "younger sister" of Oscypek and the two are occasionally confused. The cheese is often made in the shape of animals, hearts, or decorative wreaths.
Rokpol	Wielkopolska.	Polish blue cheese similar to Danish blue cheeses. The name derives from Roquefort and suggests that it is a Polish Roquefort, however, it is made with cows' milk.
Słupski chłopczyk	Produced in Słupsk.	A Camembert-type cheese, produced before the second world war, reintroduced in 2007, but the production was stopped in 2013.
Twaróg		Also known as ser biały. Pictured is Polish twaróg in the traditional wedge shape.
Tylżycki	Mazuria.	A yellow cheese made from cow's milk. A semi-hard cheese that is a variety of Tilsiter.
Zamojski
Zgorzelecki		A semi-hard, yellow cheese made from cows' milk.

List of Polish cheeses facts for kids

Polish cheeses

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