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Tree Eyes Can Help Us Find Our Way * Newsletters * Sign In Join * Explore Newsletters * Sign In ----------------------------------------------------------------- Join * Places near me Random place Wondrous food to explore and enjoy Gastro Obscura Intriguing stories served fresh daily Drinks Kaffeost In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese. Tried This? 48 Want to Try? 386 [LmpwZw] View all photos [LmpwZw] [cGc] karinalindh/Used with Permission --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaffeost Copy Link Facebook Twitter Reddit Flipboard Pocket Comment Comment Place of Origin Finland Sweden Like Swedish lovers canoodling in a hot tub overlooking the frozen lakes of northern Scandinavia, kaffeost, or "coffee cheese," bobs luxuriously in its hot coffee bath. The dried cheese, called juustoleipa (sometimes leipajuusto or just juusto), absorbs the steaming brew, softening without melting, like a rich, moist cheese sponge. Though it may be an unlikely pairing to some palates, among the Sami people of Lapland and other regions around northern Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia, sharing a mug of kaffeost is a welcome and welcoming ritual. Juustoleipa translates to "cheese bread," which not only refers to its dry and sturdy texture, but also its culinary use as a sort of bread-like vehicle for jam, syrup, and, of course, coffee. To make the cheese, milk--once reindeer milk, now often goat or cow milk--gets curdled, baked, and dried into thin rounds. This process not only allows for the cheese to be preserved for up to a year, but invites special preparations when it is ready to be consumed, one of which is kaffeost. A traditional cup of kaffeost begins with a cube of cheese placed at the bottom of a wooden mug carved out of a birch burl (a bulbous tree growth). After pouring the boiling coffee inside, drinkers can spoon the softened chunks out as they sip, or enjoy the little cheesy dregs left at the bottom of the wide-mouthed mug. Regardless of how you enjoy it, don't let it sit too long. Cold brew and curds is an unequivocally less-alluring experience. Sign up for our newsletter and get the best of Gastro Obscura in your inbox. [ ] [Subscribe] Thanks for subscribing! View all newsletters >> Visit Sweden with Atlas Obscura Trips [bGZfMDEuan] Rewilding: Tracking Wolves in the Forests of Sweden Experience Sweden's special connection with nature and learn first-hand how to observe and track local animals. Learn More >> energy drinkshot drinkscoffeecheese Where to Try It * No Locations Yet Written By Leigh ChavezBush Leigh ChavezBush Sources * eatsiptrip.10best.com/2018/08/17/ this-swedish-cheese-is-best-served-in-a-cup-of-coffee/ * thejolipantry.com/2015/12/10/kaffeost-coffee-cheese/ * anywaycafenyc.com/ kaffeost-the-extravagant-swedish-combination-of-cheese-and-coffee / * www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1038610/INSIDE01.pdf Place of Origin Finland Sweden Regional Foods [blank-f2c3] Gastro Obscura Pettuleipa Scandinavia has a long history of stretching flour supplies with tree bark. [blank-f2c3] Gastro Obscura Guksi These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls. [blank-f2c3] Gastro Obscura Juustoleipa Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread. [blank-f2c3] Gastro Obscura Moose Tongue A Lapland delicacy, this tender meat gets drizzled in sweet lingonberry syrup. 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