String cheese String cheese String cheese refers to several different types of cheese where the manufacturing process aligns the proteins in the cheese, which makes it stringy. When mozzarella is heated to 60 °C and then stretched, the milk proteins line up. It is possible to peel strings or strips from the larger cheese. In Slovakia, korbáčiky is made, which is a salty sheep milk cheese, available smoked or unsmoked. It is traditionally made by hand-pulling steamed sheep's cheese into strings and braiding them. Cow milk versions are also available. In Armenia, traditional string cheese is made with a white base. The
Pierogi Typical Ukrainian fillings for varenyky include cottage cheese, potato, boiled beans, mushy peas, sauerkraut, plum (and other fruits), potato and cheese, cabbage, meat, fish, buckwheat. A traditional dish in Slovak cuisine is "bryndzové pirohy", dumplings filled with salty bryndza cheese mixed with mashed potatoes. "Brydzové pirohy" are served with some more bryndza (mixed with milk or sour cream, so it has texture of a liquid and serves as a dip) and topped with bacon or fried onion. In Slovakia, "pirohy" are semicircular shaped. Along with bryndzové halušky, "brydzové pirohy" is one of Slovakia's national dishes. "Ajdovi krapi" (literally buckwheat carps)