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There are several regional types of Serbian cheeses, such as the Sjenica, Zlatar, Svrljig and Homolje cheeses. The Pule cheese has gained much notoriety since 2000s as it became the most expensive cheese in the world.


Types

*Cer cheese (''cerski sir''), made from goat milk, produced in the Cer mountain region *Homolje cheese (''homoljski sir''), white brined cheese, from cow, goat or sheep milk, produced in the
Homolje Homolje ( sr-Cyrl, Хомоље, ) is a small geographical regions of Serbia, region in east Serbia south of the Danube river. It is centered on the town of Žagubica, with smaller parts belonging to municipalities of Kučevo, Majdanpek and Petr ...
valley and mountains *Krivi Vir caciocavallo (''krivovirski kačkavalj''), yellow hard cheese, from sheep, cow and goat milk, produced in the
Zaječar Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city administrative area had a population of 48,621 inhabitants. Zaječar is widely ...
region, named after Krivi Vir *Mokrin cheese (''mokrinski sir''), white brined cheese, named after Mokrin *Pirot caciocavallo (''pirotski kačkavalj''), hard cheese, produced in the
Pirot Pirot ( sr-Cyrl, Пирот) is a city and the administrative center of the Pirot District in southeastern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the urban area of the city has a population of 34,942, while the population of the city administrative are ...
region * Pule cheese (''pule''), smoked cheese, made from donkey milk, produced in Zasavica, world's most expensive cheese * Šar cheese (''šarski sir''),
hard cheese There are many different types of cheese, which can be grouped or classified according to criteria such as: length of fermentation, texture, production method, fat content, animal source of the milk, and country or region of origin. These criter ...
, produced in Gora, Opolje and
Štrpce Štrpce (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Штрпце) or Shtërpcë ( sq-definite, Shtërpca) is a List of cities in Kosovo, town and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality located in the District of Ferizaj, Ferizaj District in Kosov ...
(in Kosovo), named after Šar Mountains *Sjenica cheese (''sjenički sir''), white brined cheese, from
sheep milk Sheep milk is the milk of domestic sheep. It is commonly used to make cultured dairy products, such as cheese. Some of the most popular sheep cheeses include feta (Greece), pecorino romano (Italy), Roquefort (France) and Manchego (Spain). ...
(traditionally), produced in the
Pešter The Pešter Plateau (), or simply Pešter ( sr-Cyrl, Пештер, ) is a karst plateau in southwestern Serbia, in the Raška (or Sandžak) region. It lies at an altitude of , with the highest point (''Kuljarski vrh'') at 1,492 meters. The terr ...
plateau, named after
Sjenica Sjenica ( sr-cyr, Сјеница, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia, on the vast Sjenica- Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municip ...
, nominated for
Intangible Cultural Heritage An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage. Buildings, historic places, monuments, and artifacts are cultural property. In ...
*Svrljig cheese (''svrljiški sir''), white brined cheese, cow milk, produced in the
Nišava The Nišava or Nishava ( Bulgarian and sr-Cyrl, Нишава, ) is a river in Bulgaria and Serbia, a right tributary, and with a length of also the longest one, of the South Morava. Course Bulgaria The Nišava originates in western Bul ...
valley, named after
Svrljig Svrljig ( sr-Cyrl, Сврљиг, ; until 1904 Derven, sr-Cyrl, Дервен, link=no) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of the southern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the town has a population of 6,762 inhabitants, wh ...
*Svrljig caciocavallo (''svrljiški kačkavalj''), yellow hard cheese (see
kashkaval ''Kashkaval'' is a type of cheese made from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or a mixture thereof. In Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia, the term is often used to refer to all yellow cheeses (or even any chee ...
), from cow milk *Zlatar cheese (''zlatarski sir''), white brined cheese,
cow Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Mature female cattle are called co ...
milk, produced in the Pešter plateau, named after Zlatar


Balkan Cheese Festival

There is an annual "Balkan Cheese Festival" in Serbia, held since 2014.


See also

* Vurda, dairy specialty in southeastern Serbia *
Kajmak Kaymak, sarshir, or qashta/ashta ( ; or ; ) is a creamy dairy product, dairy food similar to clotted cream, made from the milk of water buffalo, cows, sheep, or goats in Central Asian cuisine, Central Asia, some Balkan cuisine, Balkan countr ...
, dairy specialty in the Balkans and Middle East *
List of cheeses This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Cheese is a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms. Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors dep ...


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* {{Cheese Serbian cuisine Serbian products with protected designation of origin