Kadosh Dairy Safed
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| − | + | (Hebrew: מחלבת קדוש / Pronunciation: Machlevat Ka’adoosh/ Translation: Kadosh Dairy / Other Names: Tzfat Cheeses / Definition: Safed dairy producing specialty sheep’s-milk cheeses / Description: Using traditional methods to produce Tzfat cheeses | |
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| + | The Kadosh cheeses are made in Tzfat by the Kadosh family which uses the same methods of cheese-making as their ancestors did a hundred years ago. | ||
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=== Cheese Making === | === Cheese Making === | ||
| − | The Kadosh cheeses are made with sheep’s and goat’s milk. The cheeses ripen in straw baskets which serve as a purifying agent and add flavor to the cheese. Today the baskets are commercially-made but in the past they were woven from reeds which were harvested in the valley below Tzfat, | + | The Kadosh cheeses are made with sheep’s and goat’s milk. The cheeses ripen in straw baskets which serve as a purifying agent and add flavor to the cheese. Today the baskets are commercially-made but in the past they were woven from reeds which were harvested in the valley below Tzfat, wadi Amud. |
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=== Additional Items === | === Additional Items === | ||
The dairy also produces additional delicacies such as olive oil, stuffed vine leaves, local wine, and their famous halvah (a desert made from tahini). There are a few tables and chairs in the dairy for visitors who wish to taste the cheeses or buy a meal. A popular item at the dairy is a large “laffa” -- flat pancake -- spread with labana and dripping with olive oil, served with vegetables. | The dairy also produces additional delicacies such as olive oil, stuffed vine leaves, local wine, and their famous halvah (a desert made from tahini). There are a few tables and chairs in the dairy for visitors who wish to taste the cheeses or buy a meal. A popular item at the dairy is a large “laffa” -- flat pancake -- spread with labana and dripping with olive oil, served with vegetables. | ||
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