Pule cheese
| Pule | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Serbia |
| Town | Sremska Mitrovica, at the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve [1] |
| Source of milk | Donkeys |
Pule cheese, or just pule, is a cheese made from the milk of Balkan donkeys from Serbia.
A distinctive dairy product of Serbian cuisine, pule is reportedly the "world's most expensive cheese", fetching 1,000 Euros per kilogram.[2][3][4] In September 2013, the cheese was valued by a news source at $600 USD per pound.[1] It is so expensive because of its rarity: there are only about 100 jennies in the landrace of Balkan donkeys that are milked for pule-making, each jenny must be hand-milked thrice daily, it takes 25 litres (6.6 gallons) of milk to create one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cheese,[1] and the cheese is then smoked.[2]
See also
- List of cheeses
- List of smoked foods
- Food portal
References
- 1 2 3 Cozzolino, Laura (September 3, 2013). "5 Most Expensive Cheeses in the World". Epoch Times. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- 1 2 "Most expensive cheese: Donkey cheese sets world record". World Record Academy. November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ Busbee, Jay (December 10, 2012). "Novak Djokovic is buying the world’s entire supply of donkey cheese". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ↑ Dolak, Kevin (December 10, 2012). "Tennis Star Buys Supply of Rare Cheese". ABC new3s. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
External links
- "Balkan donkey, and "world's priciest cheese"". b92.net. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
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