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Hauskyjza (Silesian: home cheese from the German Hauskäse) is a foodstuff made of cottage cheese, carum and other ingredients, which are mixed, put aside for a few days to acquire the characteristic sharp flavor, scent and tacky consistency, and then warmed and fried.[1] Often baking soda is used to condition the cottage cheese. Hauskyjza or Ser Smazony (fried cheese) or Ser Zgliwiały (rottened cheese) is a traditional product in the regions of Greater Poland, Pomerania, Kuyavia, Subcarpathia and Silesia. Before refrigerators were widely available, it was valued because of its high fastness.
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Alternative names | Ser smażony or ser Zgliwiały |
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Place of origin | Polen |
Region or state | Greater Poland, Silesia |
Main ingredients | Cottage cheese, carum |
Variations | Cancoillotte |
Haukyjza has an exceptionally strong scent and flavor, pleasurable to many aficionados, but found offensive by some people. (In numerous Silesian jokes, the flavor is compared to that of long-unwashed socks.) Most traditionally, it is served with dark bread and carway or with "music," chopped onions soaked in vinegar and oil. Some people prefer it freshly made as a type of fondue.
Hauskyjza has been traditionally made at home, hence the name. Currently, it is also produced commercially.
In 2005, it was registered on a List of Traditional Products (pol. Lista Produktów Tradycyjnych) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as Ser domowy smażony z kminkiem, z czosnkiem, bez przypraw (home-made fried cheese with carum, with garlic, without spices).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Polskie mleczne produkty tradycyjne". www.forummleczarskie.pl. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Ser domowy smażony z kminkiem, z czosnkiem, bez przypraw" (in Polish). Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland. 2005-10-10. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2010.