Chura kampo is a Tibetan cheese

Tibetan cheese

Tibetan cheese is an important part of Tibetan cuisine. Soft cheese curds resembling cottage cheese, made from buttermilk, are called chura loenpa . Hard cheese is called chura kampo. Extra hard cheese, made from solidified yoghurt, is called chhurpi, and is also found in Sikkim and Nepal...

 and important within the cuisine of Tibet

Cuisine of Tibet

Tibetan cuisine reflects local climes and customs. Few crops grow at the high altitudes that characterize Tibet, although a few areas in Tibet are low enough to grow such crops as rice, oranges, bananas, and lemon. The most important crop is barley. Flour milled from roasted barley, called tsampa,...

. Chura kampo is made from the curd

Curd

Curds are a dairy product obtained by curdling milk with rennet or an edible acidic substance such as lemon juice or vinegar, and then draining off the liquid portion. The increased acidity causes the milk proteins to tangle into solid masses, or curds. The remaining liquid, which contains only...

s that are left over from boiling buttermilk

Buttermilk

Buttermilk refers to a number of dairy drinks. Originally, buttermilk was the liquid left behind after churning butter out of cream. It also refers to a range of fermented milk drinks, common in warm climates where unrefrigerated fresh milk otherwise sours quickly...

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There are many possible shapes for chura kampo. Small pieces of Chura kampo are eaten similarly to how candy bar

Candy bar

A chocolate bar is a confection in bar form comprising some or all of the following components: cocoa solids, cocoa butter, sugar, milk. The relative presence or absence of these components form the subclasses of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate. In addition to these main...

s are eaten in Western countries. This cheese is composed of little chunks of dried hard cheese that last long when it is chewed.

External links

• Allen, Bryan and Silvia, Kaas maken en Bai-cultuur Tibetan cheese