Category - Local Traditional Cheeses

Local Traditional Cheeses

Latvian traditional cheeses are a special group of dairy products closely linked to Latvia’s culinary heritage and festive traditions. This category includes cheeses made according to ancient recipes, using natural ingredients and traditional methods.

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Eve's Holiday Cheese

"Ievas Brīvdienu siers" is a full-fat, unripened soft cheese without a rind, made from pasteurized cow's milk. It has a soft, easily crumbly texture and a distinctly milky, pleasant taste. The cheese is also available in a version with herbs and is perfect for both fresh consumption and grilling and salads.

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White curd cheese 22%
Lazdonas Dairy

"White cottage cheese" is a traditional soft cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. This cheese is characterized by a dense, crumbly texture and a slightly sour, refreshing taste.

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White cottage cheese 22% with herbs
Lazdonas Dairy

"White cottage cheese with herbs" is a traditional soft cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It is characterized by a dense, crumbly structure and a slightly sour taste, which is perfectly complemented by an expressive and refreshing accent of herbs.

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White cottage cheese with cumin
Lazdonas Dairy

"White cottage cheese with caraway" is a traditional soft cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. This cheese has a dense, crumbly texture and a slightly sour taste, enriched by the traditional and classic aroma of caraway.

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Midsummer cheese 20%
Lazdonas Dairy

"Jāņu siers" is a traditional cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It has a dense but elastic structure and a characteristic, traditional Jāņu cheese flavor, which perfectly complements the festive table.

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Cumin cheese 10%
Lazdonas Dairy

"Kimenų siers" is a traditional, low-fat cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It has a dense but elastic texture and a distinctive, classic caraway flavor.

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Midsummer cheese
Straupe Dairy Co-operative

Jāņu cheese is a fresh cow's milk cheese with a yellowish, medium-soft and homogeneous structure. The cheese has been awarded the Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSP), GTI.

Midsummer cheese with butter
Lapsu Majas siers

Jāņu cheese with butter is a traditional cow's milk cheese with a medium-firm, elastic and melt-in-your-mouth texture. It has a mild milk and balanced caraway flavor with a pleasant, slightly buttery aftertaste.

Midsummer cheese with sweet cream
Lapsu Majas siers

Midsummer cheese with sweet cream is a traditional cow's milk cheese, characterized by a soft, homogeneous and fine-grained consistency. Its taste harmoniously combines milky softness with the aroma of caraway, leaving a pleasant and distinctly creamy aftertaste in the mouth.

Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Rural Support Service
Project No. 25-00-C0LA2002-000001 “Culinary tourism route “Cheese Road” for the promotion and recognition of local cheese producers” is being implemented with the financial support of the EAFRD. Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Rural Support Service.