Käse- und Teigwarenfabrik SIERA RAZOTNE
Cheese producer tourism offer for visitors and tour operators
SIA “Siera ražotne” in Rauna, Smiltene Municipality, welcomes visitors all year round by prior arrangement. Both individual visitors and organised groups can explore the production facility and take a tour, which is led in Latvian, English and Russian by the owners themselves. During the visit, which lasts about an hour, guests learn how cheese and other products are made. The visit ends with a cheese tasting with matching accompaniments – ghee made at the facility and tomatoes grown at a local market garden. Alongside cheese, the facility makes 20 kinds of homemade pasta, homemade noodles and the wide pasta “Saulainā izlase”. It also produces ghee, also known as golden butter, and the piquant curd cheese snack “Knapsieriņš”. There is a self-service shop on site, and the products can also be ordered from the online shop.
Cheese (fresh and matured)
Green cheese
Raunas Green Cheese is a crumbly cow’s milk cheese made with fenugreek, which gives it its vivid green colour, distinctive aroma and rich, full-bodied flavour. It is made from skimmed cow’s milk and locally grown, dried fenugreek. An excellent addition to a wide range of dishes, it can be crumbled over both savoury and sweet creations to add colour, character and depth of flavour.
Porcini Mushroom Cheese
Porcini Mushroom Cheese is a crumbly cow’s milk cheese with a distinctive porcini aroma and rich, full-bodied mushroom flavour. Made from skimmed cow’s milk proteins and blended with dried porcini mushrooms, it is ideal for adding depth and character to sandwiches, salads, pasta and a wide range of other dishes.
Cheese "Ķiplociņš"
Cheese “Ķiplociņš” is an aromatic cheese with a distinctive garlic flavour and aroma. It is made with milk proteins and garlic. The cheese is ideal for adding flavour to sandwiches, salads, pasta, omelettes and a variety of other dishes.
Herb cheese
Herb Cheese is an aromatic, crumbly cow’s milk cheese with a distinctive flavour and the fragrant character of a carefully selected blend of herbs. Made from cow’s milk proteins and enriched with herbs, it has a pronounced yet harmonious taste and an inviting herbal aroma.
Deliciously versatile, it makes a refined addition to sandwiches, salads, pasta and omelettes, while also bringing depth and character to a variety of savoury dishes.
Cheese 'Knapsieriņš'
Knapsieriņš is a gently spiced speciality made from low-fat curd cheese and a fragrant blend of herbs and vegetables, offering a distinctive and wonderfully layered flavour. Its carefully balanced recipe combines caraway seeds, dill, garlic, dried tomatoes, basil, marjoram and paprika. A versatile and characterful savoury bite, Knapsieriņš is equally suited to everyday snacking or serving alongside drinks.
