Niva (cheese)

"Niva" blue cheese

Niva is a Czech and Russian blue cheese . This cheese made from cow and sheep milk is similar to the French sheep cheese Roquefort . It is widespread in the Czech Republic and, in addition to direct consumption, is often eaten as a spread (" třená niva " - niva grated with butter or margarine).

It contains around 53 percent dry matter , 43 percent fat in dry matter and 22 percent protein .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Charles Sinclair: Dictionary of Food. International Food and Cooking Terms from A to Z. 2nd edition. A & C Black, London 2005, ISBN 978-1-4081-0218-3 , pp. 398 .
2. ↑ Czech online recipe as an example for spread - accessed on October 10, 2016