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Jāņu Cheese (Jāņu Siers)
Latvian fresh Midsummer cheese made from milk and curd with eggs, butter and caraway.
About Jāņu Cheese (Jāņu Siers)
Jāņu Siers is a Latvian fresh sour-milk cheese traditionally associated with the Jāņi Midsummer celebration. This profile follows a home-style caraway version made from whole milk and cottage cheese enriched with egg and butter.
The cheese has a clean cultured-dairy tang, mellow buttery richness and the warm, aromatic flavour of caraway. Salt sharpens the savoury dairy notes without obscuring the defining seed fragrance.
It forms a compact pale-yellow round with a lightly textured surface from its cloth wrapping. Slices are firm enough to hold their shape yet remain tender and slightly grainy rather than aged or hard.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Jāņu Cheese (Jāņu Siers)
Latvian Jāņu Siers with Caraway.
- Full-fat whole milkFresh dairy base
- Cottage cheeseCurd base that separates from the whey
- EggsBinds and colours the warm curd
- ButterAdds richness and suppleness
- Caraway seedsDefining warm aromatic spice
- SaltSavoury seasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Full-fat whole milk: . The source specifies full-fat milk; whole cow's milk is used without inferring a producer
- Cottage cheese: . Cottage cheese represents the recipe's home substitute for Latvian biezpiens; Milk remains source-confirmed
- Eggs:
- Butter: . No butter producer or salted state is supplied; Milk remains source-confirmed
- Caraway seeds:
- Salt:
Origins & food traditions
Latvian Eats supplies the complete home recipe selected here, using full-fat milk, cottage cheese, eggs, butter, caraway seeds and salt. Latvian Public Broadcasting independently identifies Jāņu Siers as a traditional Latvian fresh sour-milk cheese made from milk and curds and associated with the Jāņi summer-solstice celebration.
Countries
- Latvia
- LatviaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Latvian Cuisine
- Latvian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.