A pungent, salty cheese made from sheep's milk, traditionally produced in the Carpathian Mountains of Slovakia, Romania, and other Eastern European countries.
Bryndza comes from Slovak and Hungarian origins, with the word possibly deriving from Turkish 'branza' or Romanian sources. The cheese-making tradition dates back centuries in the Carpathian pastoral communities. The word entered English from Eastern European languages as knowledge of regional cuisines spread.
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