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
Istrian milk fat and 7% protein. Typically, Istrian Milk sheep produce 100–150 kg of milk per lactation, although studies have found that Croatian Istrian Milk sheep produce substantially more, averaging 205 kg of milk per lactation. There have been attempts to cross the Istrian Milk with the East Friesian in order to increase its milk production. As its name indicates, the Istrian Milk is primarily a dairy breed; however, it is kept for meat and wool as well. Its milk is primarily used for cheese making. Their milk is well-suited for cheese because of the breed's adaptations to its natural habitat, especially