No 20517
Food producer Animal breeder
Food producer Latvia, Latgale, Riebiņu novads

The Juri farm

Specializations

Type Description
Agri Heritage
Agri Heritage

A farm in Latgale that milks cows and produces cheese from ancient recipes.  Guests are welcome to take part in the process.

Programme:

  • Meet the hosts, general introduction to the Juri farm history and the origins of the local cheese making tradictions.
  • See the dairy cows in outdoor enclosures.
  • See the cheese production process.
  • Presentation and tasting of the 5 types of cheese produced on the farm.

Certificates

Logo Certificate name Description
Professional
LC member
03/03/2014
Environmental protection
Latvian eco-product
Culture and history
Latvian Heritage
10/24/2013

The owners live on a farm that they inherited from their ancestors, and they use cow milk from the farm to produce cheese in accordance with old and new recipes.  Visitors can taste milk, soured milk, buttermilk and other dairy products, watching how they are produced and taking part in the process.  There are farm animals to visit, as well.

 

SIGN AWARDED FOR: Latvia foods, Lettigalian foods, cheese-making

Belongs to a brand

Logo Brand Description
Cheese master

Cow milk cheeses from the farm include “Juru” cheese, which is a white cheese, “Jurjānu” cheese, which is cheese with caraway seeds, “Martinella,” which is a version of Mozzarella, “Rušona” cheese, which is made from fresh milk, and “Pakša” cheese, which is traditional dried Lettigalian cheese made from cottage cheese.