Olomoucké tvarůžky (), also known as olomoucké syrečky () or ''tvargle'' (from its German name ''Olmützer Quargel''), English: ''Olomouc cheese, Olomouc

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. The cheese is very easy to recognize by its strong scent, distinctive pungent taste and yellowish colour. It is named after the city of

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where it was originally sold.

Production

''Tvarůžky'' is made from skimmed cow's milk without adding rennet, colourings, flavourings and stabilizers, and contains only 0.5% of fat.

History

The first written mention of this cheese is from 1452. In 1583, the name ''tvarůžky'' appeared for the first time. Until the 19th century, Olomoucké tvarůžky was produced in the villages surrounding Olomouc, and was generally regarded as a peasant food. It was at this time that the cheese began to be referred to as Olomouc curd cheese. The A. W. Company has been making this cheese since 1876. In the first decades of the 20th century there were still several dairies in Loštice that produced the cheese. Until the

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some belonged to Jewish families: Langer, Eckstein, Klein and Wischnitzer. Since 2010, 'Olomoucké tvarůžky' has been registered as a Protected Geographical Indication by the European Union. In 2016, a shop in Loštice began producing a variety of

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based on the cheese.

Tourism

There is a museum devoted to the cheese at the A. W. Company production plant in

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Traditional Czech products - Olomouc curd cheese
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olomoucke syrecky Czech cheeses Šumperk District Smear-ripened cheeses Cheeses with designation of origin protected in the European Union Cow's-milk cheeses Peasant food

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