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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Ievas Brīvdienu cheese
Ievas Siers

Ievas Brīvdienu cheese is a rich, unripened soft cheese made from pasteurised cow’s milk, with no rind. It has a delicate, crumbly texture and a distinctly milky, pleasantly mild flavour. Also available with herbs, it is ideal served fresh, as well as for grilling or adding to salads.

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White curd cheese 22%
Lazdonas Piensaimnieks

White curd cheese is a traditional soft cheese made from pasteurised cow’s milk. It has a firm, crumbly texture and a gently tangy, refreshing flavour.

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White curd cheese 22% with herbs
Lazdonas Piensaimnieks

White curd cheese with herbs is a traditional soft cheese made from pasteurised cow’s milk. It has a firm, crumbly texture and a gently tangy flavour, complemented by the distinctive, refreshing notes of herbs.

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White curd cheese with caraway
Lazdonas Piensaimnieks

White curd cheese with caraway is a traditional soft cheese made from pasteurised cow’s milk. It has a firm, crumbly texture and a gently tangy flavour, enriched by the distinctive, classic aroma of caraway.

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Jāņu Siers cheese 20%
Lazdonas Piensaimnieks

"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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Caraway cheese 10%
Lazdonas Piensaimnieks

Caraway cheese is a traditional, low-fat cheese made from pasteurised cow’s milk. It has a firm yet elastic texture and a distinctive, classic caraway flavour.

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Jāņu cheese
Straupe Dairy Cooperative

Jāņu cheese is a fresh cow's milk cheese with a yellowish, medium-soft and homogeneous structure. It is a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) product recognised by the European Union.

Jāņu cheese with butter
Lapsu Majas Siers

Jāņu cheese with butter is a traditional cow’s milk cheese with a medium-firm, elastic texture that melts in the mouth. It has a mild milky flavour, well-balanced with caraway, and a pleasant, subtly buttery finish.

Jāņu cheese with sweet cream
Lapsu Majas Siers

Jāņu 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.

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Green cheese
Cheese and Pasta Factory SIERA RAZOTNE

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.

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Porcini Mushroom Cheese
Cheese and Pasta Factory SIERA RAZOTNE

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.

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Cheese "Ķiplociņš"
Cheese and Pasta Factory SIERA RAZOTNE

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.

 

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'Jāņu' cheese
Juri Farm

Jāņu cheese is a fresh sour-milk cheese with caraway seeds. Sunny yellow, dense and springy, it has a gently tangy, buttery flavour and is a traditional centrepiece of Latvia’s summer solstice celebrations.

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.