| Akkawi cheese | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Other names | Akawi, Akawieh and Ackawi |
| Region | Levant |
| Town | Akka |
| Source of milk | Cow |
| Texture | Soft |
Akkawi cheese (Arabic: جبنة عكاوي, romanized: jubna ʿakkāwī, also Akawi, Akawieh and Ackawi) is a white brine cheese named after the city of Akka (Acre, present-day Israel).[1][2]
- ^ "Ackawi - Cheese.com". www.cheese.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ Tamime, A. Y. (1991). R. K. Robinson and A. Y. Tamime (ed.). Feta and Related Cheeses. Woodhead Publishing. pp. 209–216. ISBN 978-1-85573-278-0.