Hushållsost

Infobox Cheese
name = Hushållsost


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country = Sweden
regiontown = Widespread?
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source = Cows
pasteurised = Yes
texture = Semi-hard
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aging = 60 days
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"Hushållsost" ("household cheese") is a Swedish cows'-milk cheese. It is a semi-hard cheese, with small granular holes, and is made from whole milk, which gives it a 45 percent fat content. "Hushållsost" is produced in cylinders weighing one to two kilograms each, which are today wrapped in plastic film before being aged around 60 days on average. The taste is described as mild yet somewhat sour. The cheese was traditionally produced on farms; the name "Hushållsost" is found in print at least as early as 1898. The cheese is closely related to Port-Salut cheese.

Hushållsost has TSG Status.

References

* [http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/qual/en/1246_en.htm Hushållsost application] submitted to the European Union, 2003.
* [http://www.cheese.com/Description.asp?Name=Hushallsost Cheese.com page]