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Kaffeost
- orestis 3y agoNever heard of this before, but I have fond memories of my grandmother sipping Greek coffee with a piece of Cretan gruyere.
- malkia 3y agoI'm from Bulgaria, and I would've thought I would know about this (one of my grandmothers is from Greece), but would check. I was actually looking for more different ways to flavor my coffee - not just heavy cream, or butter, but something else. So might try both yours, and what the article suggested!
- lbotos 3y agoI wonder where the root of this is. Puerto Ricans do this as well "Café con queso"
- malkia 3y agoWow! Gotta visit a place in LA that sells these - https://www.google.com/search?q=caf%C3%A9+con+queso+los+angeles https://www.google.com/search?q=caf%C3%A9+con+queso+los+ange... Thanks!!!
- decross 3y agoIn Brazil it is common. The root is maybe that fat makes caffeine to spike less and last longer.
- michaelleland 3y agoI’ve heard that it has similar effects to Bulletproof coffee in that way.
- hervature 3y agoThis very much reminded me of the cheese in coffee (actually any hot beverage) culture in Colombia [1]. The same basic premise that the cheese softens but does not melt. Imparts a little extra flavor to the coffee but the best part for me is the cheese absorbs the liquid resulting in an awesome tasting cheese with unique texture. The first time I was introduced to this I thought the locals were trying to trick a silly foreigner into putting cheese into their coffee. Another favorite of mine in Colombia in putting achiras (like small cheesy bread sticks) in coffee [2]. [1] - https://www.roastycoffee.com/cheese-in-coffee/ https://www.roastycoffee.com/cheese-in-coffee/ [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achira_(biscuit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achira_(biscuit)
- Cerpicio 3y agoInteresting. I wonder if other types of cheese would work in a cup of coffee, since I doubt I can easily get my hands on this kind. Maybe Butterkase, it's soft, mild, and buttery. I was half expecting to read about coffee-flavored cheese. I tried chocolate cheese once. We were thinking, chocolate = good, cheese = good. Chocolate Cheese = EVEN BETTER! We were wrong. It was terrible.
- schwartzworld 3y agoChocolate and Cheese is also the name of one of the greatest rock albums of all time.
- lagniappe 3y agoI know the reference, but I can't put my finger on it ;)
- michaelleland 3y agoI’ve experimented in the US since “real” kaffeost is hard to get ahold of, and I’ve found Wisconsin cheese curds to work the best.
- shagie 3y agoIf you're in proximity to Wisconsin, https://carrvalleycheese.com https://carrvalleycheese.com has various bread cheeses ( https://carrvalleycheese.com/product-category/bread-cheese/ https://carrvalleycheese.com/product-category/bread-cheese/ ) can be found in the specialty cheese section of many grocery stores. For coffee, you'd likely want the one without other things in it ( https://carrvalleycheese.com/product/bread-cheese/ https://carrvalleycheese.com/product/bread-cheese/ ) > In Finland there is a cheese called Juustoleipa. This translates into cheese bread. We make ours different but better with oven baking it until it has a browned crusty top. Pop it in your oven or microwave until it glistens. Serve it with your favorite dip as a delicious snack. Good as is! Note the pairings recommended: > Honey, jam, syrup, coffee It looks like you can order it from there too.
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- vintermann 3y agoI've seen many claim that the tradition came to northern Norway with Finnish immigrants. It seems likely, but really hard to say for sure who first did this thing around here.
- dalys 3y agoI am a Swede but never heard of this at all and haven't seen it. Seems like something that is happening far up in the north? Maybe something new for the hipster coffee shops to try.
- vnorilo 3y agoI am a Finn and also never seen or heard anyone do this. "Leipäjuusto" with jam is common though.
- Svip 3y agoAs a Dane, I feel like if it's coffee with cheese, shouldn't it be ostekaffe? Kaffeost suggests it's a cheese with coffee flavour. Though, I have never heard of this either.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoSame here from Norway. Though it says the cheese used is often made from reindeer's milk, so I figure it might be a Sami thing?
- daneel_w 3y agoIn Sweden it's only a thing far up north.
- teddyh 3y agoI was pleasantly surprised that this wasn’t some new startup using some Swedish word as their name.
- Magnetite 3y agoGlad to see a cherished local delicacy featured on HN! Growing up in northern Sweden, I learned to enjoy it even before I started drinking coffee. While it is a rather mild cheese on its own, when immersed in coffee it softens up and absorbs some of the liquid, giving it a texture somewhere between Camembert and Tiramisu. It pairs well with the traditional Swedish way of preparing coffee, which is coarsely ground coffee seeping immersed in boiling water. Similar to a french press, the unfiltered particles in the coffee give it a more rounded taste, as do the fat the kaffeost disperses into the coffee. As far as I understand from traveling the area and talking to friends, it is more common to eat it like this in the northern parts of Finland and Sweden, whereas further south (but still in the "northern parts") it is enjoyed on its own together with cloudberries. The article seems a little bit confused regarding locations, though. It mainly uses the Swedish name kaffeost and claims it to be a Scandinavian delicacy (i.e. excluding Finland), but it gives several names for the cheese in Finnish without mentioning Finland. My understanding is that it is mainly a Finnish thing centered around northern Finland and Tornedalia [1], at least originally. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%C3%A4nmaa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%C3%A4nmaa
- michalu 3y agoCheese in coffee is not that unusual. In France they dip the cheese comte in their coffee in the morning in the alpine area. It's probably mostly older people who do it these days.
- leobg 3y agoThere’s also egg coffee. Two versions of it, in fact: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_coffee https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_coffee