Havarti

Havarti is a Danish savory cheese made ​​from pasteurized cow's milk (30% or 45 % F. in dry matter. ). He is one of the most famous Danish cheese specialties.

This cheese was named after the estate of the farmer who developed him in the mid -19th century.

Havarti is a semi-hard cheese with irregular, small holes, similar to Tilsit. In Germany he is or in pieces or slices available in several versions: Pur, but offset with various ingredients such as dill, cumin or chili.

The maturity period of this cheese is approximately one month. He has a thin, natural rind washed sometimes receives a red wax coating. Havarti is usually pressed into blocks, but also shaped into loaves.