Olomoucké syrečky (ˈolomou̯tskɛː ˈsɪrɛtʃkɪ) or olomoucké tvarůžky (ˈolomou̯tskɛː ˈtvaruːʃkɪ) is a ripened soft cheese

Cheese

Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....

 made in Loštice

Loštice

Loštice is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 3,100 inhabitants.Village Žádlovice is an administrative part of Loštice.Loštice's well known product is traditional cheese, called tvarůžek or syreček-External links:...

, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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, which is very easy to recognize by its strong scent and yellowish colour. It is named after the city of Olomouc

Olomouc

Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...

and contains only 0.6% of fat.

Olomoucké tvarůžky is the only original Czech cheese with a distinctive, pungent taste. This natural matured soft cheese is free of any chemical additives. The first written mention of this cheese dates back to the 15th century. The A. W. Company has been making this cheese since 1876. There is a small museum devoted to the cheese at the A. W. Company production plant in Loštice.

History

The oldest references to the manufacture of cheese in Olomouc date from the 16th Century, but it is likely they referred to a more traditional cheese than the present Olomoucké tvarůžky. Olomoucké tvarůžky was eaten by Emperor Rudolf II. Until the 19th century, Olomoucké tvarůžky was produced in the villages surrounding Olomouc, and was generally regarded as a peasant food. It was at this time that the cheese began to be referred to as Olomouc cheese. The organized manufacture of Olomoucké tvarůžky is affiliated with Joseph Wessels and his son Alois, who industrialized production of the cheese in 1892.

External links

• Official website
• Olomoucké tvarůžky - Genuine Olomouc cheese brand - boasts a 130 year history