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Oscypek

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Oscypek

Snack
⏱ 30 min
👥 Serves 4
Difficulty ⭐

Smoked sheep's-milk cheese lightly grilled and served with cranberry jam — a specialty of Poland's mountains.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Oscypek is a traditional smoked sheep's-milk cheese from the Podhale highlands of the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland. It's shaped into a spindle, soaked in brine, pressed with patterns in a wooden mold, and smoked. A specialty registered under the EU's protected designation of origin, it's classically grilled lightly until crisp outside and served with sweet-tart cranberry jam.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a stall in the mountain resort of Zakopane, oscypek grills over charcoal and skiers bite into the steaming cheese.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Grill or pan-fry the cheese until lightly browned on the surface.

  2. As it cooks it softens slightly and the outside turns crisp.

  3. Plate it.

  4. Add cranberry jam alongside.

  5. Eat while warm, dipping in the jam.

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