Testouri

{{Short description|Egyptian sheep or goat cheese}}{{More citations needed|date=May 2022}}{{Infobox cheese | name = Testouri | image = | othernames = | country = Egypt | town = | source = | pasteurised = No | texture = Soft | fat = | protein = | dimensions = | weight = | aging = | certification = }} '''Testouri''' is a cheese made from sheep milk or goat milk. It is often shaped like an orange, and is eaten fresh and lightly salted. Testouri cheese is popular in North Africa and the Near East.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guzman |first=Martina |date=2017-08-23 |title=In Michigan, Museum Food Tours Offer Tastes Of Arab Culture |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/08/23/543916596/in-michigan-museum-food-tours-offer-tastes-of-arab-culture |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mahmoudi |first1=I. |last2=Telmoudi |first2=A. |last3=Chouaibi |first3=M. |last4=Hassouna |first4=M. |title=In vitro assessment of health-promoting benefits of sheep ‘Testouri’ cheese |journal=Acta Alimentaria |date=5 March 2021 |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=54–64 |doi=10.1556/066.2020.00125 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349220106_In_vitro_assessment_of_health-promoting_benefits_of_sheep_'Testouri'_cheese |access-date=11 September 2025}}</ref> Testouri is popular in East Africa and was introduced by the Ottomans after the 15th century.

==See also== * List of cheeses

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==External links== * [http://www.foodista.com/food/Z6V6LB8T/testouri-cheese Foodista]

Category:Arab cuisine Category:Egyptian cheeses Category:Sheep's-milk cheeses Category:Goat's-milk cheeses Category:Middle Eastern cheeses