Ossau-Iraty, also known as Istara, is a French cheese made from sheep milk.

Ossau-Iraty is produced in south-western France in the Northern Basque Country, which is in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. It has been recognized as an appellation d'origine contrôlée since 1980.

Sources of information on this cheese indicate that production techniques are very much in the essence of old world methods where the sheep still graze mountain pastures. This is an uncooked cheese made through pressing.


It is safe for those who are lactose intolerant.