sulguni cheese

E93993

Sulguni cheese is a brined, stretchy Georgian cheese known for its mild, slightly sour flavor and common use in dishes like khachapuri.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian cuisine ingredient
cheese
agingTime short
canBeSmoked true
countryOfOrigin Georgia
course appetizer
main ingredient in baked dishes
eatenWith bread
fresh herbs
tomatoes
fatContent medium to high
hasColor pale yellow
white
hasFlavor mild
slightly sour
hasMoistureContent high
hasRind no
hasTexture elastic
stretchy
hasVariant smoked sulguni
isBrined true
isMeltingCheese true
isPastaFilata true
proteinContent high
regionAssociatedWith Samegrelo NERFINISHED
western Georgia
saltingMethod brining
servingTemperature hot
room temperature
warm
similarTo mozzarella
provolone
textureWhenHeated gooey
stringy
traditionalCuisine Mingrelian cuisine
typicalMilkSource buffalo milk
cow milk
goat milk
sheep milk
typicalShape flat disc
round
usedAs cooking cheese
table cheese
usedInDish achma
fried sulguni
grilled sulguni
khachapuri
kubdari

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mingrelians
traditionalCuisine
Samegrelo
traditionalDish

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