# Testouri

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'''Testouri''' is a [cheese](/source/cheese) made from [sheep milk](/source/sheep_milk) or [goat milk](/source/goat_milk).  It is often shaped like an [orange](/source/orange_(fruit)), and is eaten fresh and lightly salted.  Testouri cheese is popular in [North Africa](/source/North_Africa) and the [Near East](/source/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](/source/East_Africa) and was introduced by the [Ottomans](/source/Ottoman_Turks) after the 15th century.

==See also==
* [List of cheeses](/source/List_of_cheeses)

==References==
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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

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