![]() Traditional Oscypek | |
Type | Smoked cheese |
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Place of origin | Poland |
Region or state | Podhale |
Main ingredients | salt, sheep milk |
Variations | With cranberry jam |
369[1] kcal | |
Oscypek (Polish plural: oscypki), rarely Oszczypek, is a smoked cheese made of salted sheep milk exclusively in the Tatra Mountains region of Poland. Oscypek is made by an expert named "baca", a term also denoting a shepherd in the mountains. The cheese is a traditional holiday cheese in some European countries and is often pan fried and served with cranberry jam (żurawina) on the side.