Sheep milk cheeses include the feta of Greece, Roquefort of France, Manchego of Spain; Serra da Estrela from Portugal; pecorino Romano (the Italian word for sheep is "pecora"), pecorino Sardo, and ricotta of Italy; Pag cheese of Croatia; Ġbejna of Malta; and Gomolya of Hungary; and Bryndza ("Slovenská bryndza" from Slovakia, brânza de burduf from Romania and "Bryndza Podhalańska" from Poland). Yogurts, especially some forms of strained yogurt, may also be made from sheep's milk. Milk composition analysis, per 100 grams: Sheep milk is extremely high in fat and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) compared to other milk producing species. There is also
Bryndza under the Czech spelling "brynza". The word was first recorded as "brençe", described as "Vlach cheese", in the Croatian port of Dubrovnik in 1370. Bryndza was first recorded in Kingdom of Hungary, in 1470 and in the adjacent Polish Podhale in 1527. In Slovakia, bryndza serves as the main ingredient to bryndzové halušky, which is regarded the national speciality (halušky - small gnocchi - are mixed with bryndza and topped with fried chops of fatty bacon). Bryndza is therefore regarded as typically Slovak product. The modern version of the soft spreadable bryndza is believed to have been developed by entrepreneurs