{"id":13091,"date":"2014-08-25T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=13091"},"modified":"2014-08-25T15:01:31","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T19:01:31","slug":"labneh-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/labneh-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Labneh Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not quite yogurt, not quite cheese, labneh is one deliciously unique dairy product. A staple of Middle Eastern cuisine, labneh (<a href=\"http:\/\/food52.com\/blog\/11045-a-yogurt-primer\" target=\"_blank\">also spelled<\/a> labaneh, lebnah, labne, or labni) is a simple spread made by straining regular whole-milk yogurt through cheesecloth. So how is it different from Greek yogurt&nbsp;(which is also strained regular yogurt)?&nbsp;As it turns out, not much &#8212; labneh is simply strained&nbsp;longer, resulting in an ultra-thick texture similar to many fresh cheeses.<\/p>\n<p>Labneh is one of the easiest &#8220;cheeses&#8221; to make at home &#8212; which is <a href=\"\/blog\/found-it-labneh\" target=\"_blank\">good news for those who aren&#8217;t near specialty markets<\/a>. All you need is some cheesecloth or a strainer, full-fat yogurt, salt, and some time. Try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.101cookbooks.com\/archives\/labneh-recipe.html\" target=\"_blank\">this tutorial from 101 Cookbooks<\/a>, which also offers some ideas for serving your creation &#8212; from toast to party snacks to &#8220;cream cheese&#8221; frosting(!). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlebovitz.com\/2013\/05\/labneh-labne-yogurt-cheese\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Lebovitz has a labneh recipe<\/a>&nbsp;as well,&nbsp;and he recommends&nbsp;folding some crisp, chopped vegetables (like radishes and scallions) into the finished product. With football season approaching and summer not quite gone, this homemade dip sounds like the perfect compromise for game day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of game day, creamy labneh is perfectly home atop nachos as well. Try our <a href=\"\/recipes\/pappadum-lebaneh-coriander-chutney\" target=\"_blank\">Pappadum with Lebaneh and Coriander Chutney<\/a>&nbsp;for a knockout snack.&nbsp;Pappadum are thin, round Indian snack flatbreads made from lentil flour, and are either baked or fried. We recommend making your own labneh for this recipe, and&nbsp;marinating in olive oil and herbs prior to assembling the nachos. Alternatively, use our recipe simply for the marinated labneh &#8212; slathering it on warm pita is highly encouraged.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Got a favorite recipe for or using labneh? Share it with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/culturecheesemag\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/culturecheese\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/food52.com\/blog\/4547-homemade-labneh\" target=\"_blank\">Photo by Food52<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not quite yogurt, not quite cheese, labneh is one deliciously unique dairy product<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[70],"class_list":["post-13091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cheese-bites"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v24.4) - 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