- Drink
- Grilled, with cranberrySmoked Tatra sheep cheese is served hot with cranberry preserve; a cold beer follows it.
- Driving
- Cranberry juiceThe preserve it is actually served with, in a glass.
- Eat with
- Grilled, with cranberry preserveIt is sold hot off a grill in Zakopane with a spoon of cranberry, and that is the whole dish.
A classic pairing — settled enough that it belongs to the region.
✎ Placed in this town by hand: PDO area is Podhale; Zakopane is its principal town
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- Drink
- An amber ale, or a soft redMild semi-soft cheese does best with something malty or fruity rather than sharp.
- Driving
- Malted barley drink, or cold brewMalt and mild sweetness, as the ale has.
- Eat with
- Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutneyMild and malty cheeses want something sharp or sweet beside them to wake them up.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
✎ Placed in this town by hand: made alongside oscypek by the same Podhale shepherds
- Drink
- A light unoaked white, or a dry roseFresh cheese is delicate and lactic; the drink should refresh, not compete.
- Driving
- Still water with lemon, or a light herbal teaFresh cheese is best with something that gets out of the way.
- Eat with
- Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomatoFresh cheese is delicate. Anything assertive beside it simply wins.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
✎ Placed in this town by hand: Tatra highland sheep cheese of the same tradition
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