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Friday, 19.04.2024, 09:42
EC approves Protected Geographical Indication for Lithuanian cheese Liliputas
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Liliputas is a cylindrical semi-hard cheese handmade in the village of Belvederis, the historical cradle of dairy specialists in Lithuania. Today, Liliputas is still made using the unique and authentic technology of 1958.
It is 7.5-13 cm in height, 7-8.5 cm in diameter and 0.4-0.7 kg in weight. The cheese is handmade and ripened naturally, offering a very mild and milky flavour. The cheese is made from pasteurised cow's milk, by coagulating the milk and then processing the coagulum, wrapping the cheese mass in woven cotton napkins and pressing it in the traditional cylindrical moulds. The cheese is matured for at least a month by means of internal microflora and surface microflora. Liliputas is traditionally covered with smooth wax layer to preserve freshness.
The cheese got the name Liliputas because of its small size.
Liliputas cheese has been exhibited at many exhibitions, both in Lithuania and abroad, meeting with great success at exhibitions in Leipzig, Poznan, Zagreb, London, Paris, Copenhagen, Vienna and elsewhere.
The denomination will be added to the list of over 1,200 products already protected.
It is 7th Lithuanian product to receive special EU protection.
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