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Thali

Cheese and dairy

Cheeses, yoghurts, curds and creams.

MealBreakfast Lunch Tea time Dinner Supper Snacks

DietVegetarian Vegan Fish and seafood Meat

BrieVegetarian 🇫🇷 France and 3 moreSoft French cheese with a white edible rind and creamy interior Cheese or dairy food, Lunch, Dinner

HandkäseVegetarian 🇩🇪 GermanySmall sour milk cheese from Hesse, Germany, often served with onions and caraway Cheese or dairy food, Snacks

Strained yogurt 🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreYogurt thickened by straining out most of its whey Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Snacks

ObatzdaVegetarian 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreBavarian cheese spread mixed with butter, paprika and spices Cheese or dairy food, Snacks

Shanklish 🇸🇾 Syria and 1 moreAged cheese balls from cow or sheep milk, often coated in herbs or spices Cheese or dairy food, Breakfast, Snacks

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Brie: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Handkäse: User:Elya + User:Fotandi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Obatzda: Rainer Z ..., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Strained yogurt: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Shanklish: Charles Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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