Penteleu or Cașcaval de Penteleu is the name of a Romanian cheese[1] made with sheep milk,[2] originally from the Buzău Mountains region.[3] It is made using the same process as caşcaval, and can be consumed as a table cheese or it can be used to complement traditional Romanian dishes such as mămăligă.

Penteleu
Country of originRomania
TownPenteleu
Source of milkSheep
PasteurisedTraditionally, no
TextureSemi hard
CertificationRomanian Cașcaval have PDO status since 2005.

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "The Complete Book of Cheese". Robert Carlton Brown. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  2. ^ "Tout Un Fromage" (in French). 3 September 2006.
  3. ^ "Povestea "caşcavalului de Penteleu", un brand al Buzăului". Opinia Buzău. Archived from the original on 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

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