Tzfatit

Tzfat Cheese
Country of originIsrael
RegionUpper Galilee
TownSafed (Tzfat)
Source of milkSheep (original version), Cow, Goat, Water Buffalo
TextureSemi-hard fresh and hard aged
Aging time3 to 12 months

Tzfatit, or Tzfat cheese (Hebrew: גבינה צפתית, gvina tsfattit) is a semi-hard salty cheese produced in Israel, originally from sheep's milk. It was first produced in Safed (Tzfat in Hebrew) in 1840 and is still produced there by descendants of the original cheese makers.[1]

  1. ^ "The HaMeiri Cheeses". Retrieved 1 May 2015.