String cheese
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String cheese is any of several different types of cheese where the manufacturing process aligns the proteins in the cheese, making it stringy.
When mozzarella is heated to 60 °C (140 °F) and then stretched, the milk proteins line up.[1][2] It is then possible to peel strings or strips from the larger cheese.
Regional variants
United Kingdom and Western Europe
In the United Kingdom and Ireland,[3] a popular brand of string cheese is Cheestrings, manufactured by Kerry Dairy Ireland.[4] The cheese is manufactured using grass-fed cows' milk which is matured into a mild flavour. The cheese is heated, stretched and then cut to size for retailing.[5] From 2004 to 2016, Kerry expanded their operations to continental Europe and currently export to France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Spain and Italy.[6]
Cheestrings first appeared in the UK during the 90s and originally included cheddar, smoky bacon and pizza flavour.[7][8] A later variant was the two-color Twister made from cheddar and mozzarella. The brand's mascot is a cartoon character called Mr. Strings.[9][10][11]
Central and Eastern Europe
In Slovakia, korbáčiky are made,[12] which is a salty sheep's milk cheese, available smoked or unsmoked. It is traditionally made by hand-pulling steamed sheep's cheese into strings and braiding them. Cow milk versions are also available.[13][14] The town of Zázrivá is known as the center of the production of this cheese. Similar cheeses are found also in the adjacent regions of South Poland.
West Asia
In Turkey, the most common type of string cheese is dil peyniri ("tongue cheese"), a fresh white cheese made from cow's milk, traditionally in the provinces of Bilecik and Bursa. The stringy texture of dil becomes even more prominent when the cheese is melted.[15]
In Armenia, traditional string cheese, chechil, is made with a white base. The type of milk used usually comes from an aged goat or sheep depending upon the production methods of the area of choice.[16] It is seasoned with black cumin[17] and mahleb, and is traditionally sold in the form of a braided endless loop.[18] The cheese forms into strings due to how it is pulled during processing. It is also made in Syria and Turkey, both countries with significant Armenian populations.
In Syria, string cheese is known as jibneh mshalleheh. It contains spices such as mahleb, cumin, anise, and caraway.[19]
Russia is the primary importer of chechil, having an 80% market share for Armenian cheese exports, attributed to its sizeable Armenian diasporas.[20][21]
In Georgia string cheese is known as tenili (ტენილი ყველი [ka], Тенили [ru]). It is made from fermented sheep's milk and cream allowed to mature for 60 days in a salted and dried veal stomach.
Mexico
In Mexico, the first type of string cheese was invented in 1885 by Leobarda Castellanos García at 14 years old. A very popular type of string cheese called quesillo is sold today in balls of various sizes. It is also known as Oaxaca cheese or "queso Oaxaca", referring to the place where it was invented, and now it's widely popular in all Mexican territories.[citation needed]
United States
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In the United States, string cheese generally refers to snack-sized servings of low-moisture mozzarella. This form of string cheese is roughly cylindrical, about 6 inches (15 cm) long and less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.
The cheese used is commonly a form of mozzarella, or a combination of mozzarella and cheddar. This type of string cheese gets its name because it can be eaten by pulling strips of cheese from the cylinder along its length and eating these strings.[22] It was invented in 1976 by Frank Baker.[23]
Central America and Caribbean
In the Dominican Republic "Queso de Hoja" is produced in the form of a ball. It is mostly served with toast or crackers.
Oceania
In Australia, string cheese is sold by the Bega Group and is called Bega Stringers.[24][25]
See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cheese in Armenia Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity". OEC Profiles. 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
In 2023, Armenia exported a total of $11.1M in Cheese, primarily to Russia ($8.84M), United States ($1.71M), and Georgia ($290k).
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Russia and the United States are the main export markets for Armenian cheese exporters. The main consumers of Armenian cheeses in foreign markets are Armenians in the diaspora.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Basu, Tanya (21 November 2014). "The Secret Life of String Cheese". The Atlantic. Atlantic Media. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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External links
- Process of making mozzarella cheese; Script error: No such module "webarchive". — US Patent 5567464
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kraft Polly-O String Cheese". Kraft Brands. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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