Halloumi cheese

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Halloumi cheese, grilling

Halloumi is a cheese indigenous to Cyprus and the East Mediterranean. It is traditionally made from a mixture of goats' milk and sheep's' milk, although some halloumi can be bought that also contains cows' milk. Commercial halloumi contains more cows' milk than goat and sheep milk. This reduces the cost but changes the taste and the grilling properties.

The cheese is white, with a distinctive layered texture, similar to mozzarella, and has a salty flavour. It is stored in its natural juices with salt-water. It is often garnished with mint. The mint adds to the taste while some claim that it has natural antibacterial action that was traditionally helpful to increase the life of the cheese.

It is used in cooking, as it can be fried until brown without melting due to its higher-than-normal melting point, making it a good cheese for frying or grilling (such as in saganaki), as an ingredient in salads, or fried and served with vegetables. Cypriots like eating halloumi with watermelon in the warm months, and as halloumi and lounza - a combination of halloumi cheese and either a slice of smoked pork, or a soft lamb sausage.

This cheese is brilliant as a barbecue starter (and as a conversation piece). Just slice thinly and grill and the barbecue or a griddle pan. Serve with a simple salad as finger nibbles.

See also

Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses

The number of calories in various types of cheese is very similar when you compare your cheese to a similar types of cheese.

For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g

If the Halloumi cheese is not listed below, select a similar type of cheese from the list below to get a rough idea for the number of calories in Halloumi cheese.

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Cheese type Calories per 100g
American cheese 371
Blue cheese 353
Camembert cheese 299
Cheddar cheese 402
Cottage cheese 98
Edam cheese 357
Farmer's cheese 98
Feta cheese 264
Fontina cheese 389
Goat cheese 364
Gouda cheese 356
Gruyere cheese 413
Mozzarella cheese 280
Parmesan cheese 431
Pimento cheese 375
Provolone cheese 352
Queso blanco cheese 310
Ricotta cheese 174
Roquefort cheese 369
Swiss cheese 380

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