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Prastost

Traditional, creamery, semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. It has a wheel shape with a pale yellow rind covered in fine cloth and with a yellow wax coat. The origin of this "priest's cheese" dates back to the sixteenth century. This cheese was made by the local pastor's wife from milk collected as a tithe for pastor. Then sold at the local market popularity of the cheese was treated as a measure of priest's popularity as well as his wife's cheesemaking skills. Today made only in factories Prastost is supple with a slightly mushy structure and many irregular holes. It has a mellow to robust sweet-sour lactic flavor. Matured for about two months has a fat content of 45%.

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