Kukes Alps Cheese
White or salted cheese from sheep/goats from alpine pastures.
- City: Kukës
Djathë i Alpeve të Kukësit ("Cheese of the Kukës Alps") is a traditional mountain cheese associated with the alpine pastures of the Kukës region in northeastern Albania. It reflects the area's long pastoral tradition, where cheeses are made from the milk of grazing sheep, cows, or mixed herds during the summer mountain season, with flavor shaped by local forage and traditional production methods.
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