semifirm | goat’s, cow’s milk | Scandinavia
This unassuming, strong-flavored yet mildly sweet brown paste, sold in little cubes, is known by a different name in each Scandinavian county (brunost, mesost, mysuostur, and myseost, in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark, respectively) and by gjetost in the United States. It is made by boiling whey with milk and cream, which produces its unique caramel color and flavor.
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