Halloumi cheese
 

Why is it so darn hard to find it? Perhaps since I'm not on either coast, my search makes it that more difficult. My local Kroger's sells it for $20/lb! :eek: In Sweden, I can get it for about 50% less.

As I was shopping a organic grocery chain, I stumbled upon this...

https://www.karouncheese.com/images/...cheese-8oz.jpg

At $5 for an 8oz. block, it was a no-brainer.

I threw some into a frying pan, and it developed a nice crust. The texture was a little softer than regular halloumi, and the taste was buttery, but not as salty.

So is this grilling cheese technically halloumi, or is it another kind of cheese? My unsophisticated palate doesn't think it is. Regardless, I'll be going back to pick up some more. :)

Does it sing as you grill it? (Yanni cheese? :o ) :td::td::td::td::td:

Also maybe try queijo fresco from a Brazilian market if you have one nearby. Grills up wonderfully.

Grilling cheese? I have never heard of such a thing.

Hmmm, I must look for this halloumi at my cheese monger. Any special way to make it?

Chucking it onto a flying pan works for me.

In Singapore you can get an Australian brand of halloumi called Lemnos that's quite good.

FWIW, halloumi is supposed to be IGP'd to Cyprus. There are versions in Lebanon and the Lebanese community in Quebec makes a version. I can get both in my locality (but not cheap).

Paneer is another good grilling cheese that you should be able to find in an (East) Indian (or specifically Punjabi?) grocery store.

In the UK, we get halloumi in the supermarkets, it's great!!! I never saw it in Japan or the US though, but then again I wasn't looking so hard. It's delish!!!!!!

Availability in the U.K., I ager, is mainly due to the large Cypriot (both Greek and Turkish) community.

"Grilling cheese".

...And not to forget the Lebanese.

inorite?

What is this sorcery?

full fat mozzarella can also be grilled with a light dusting of flour.

Try halloumi without grilling it; it's just as good. Lightly butter a couple of pieces of bread or a baguette, put in a couple of slices of halloumi, a couple of slices of tomato and some mint leaves and voila, a nice, yummy halloumi sandwich :)

Good halloumi shouldn't be too salty either. Unfortunately most of the stuff exported doesn't fall into this category. The good stuff is good, the mass-produced stuff that's exported often isn't.

We get it in supermarkets in Canada too, but we didn't when I first moved here a few years ago - it seems to be a new food trend!

I only like it grilled - raw it feels like I am eating styrofoam! I like it with a little diced red chilli for some heat.