Hirtenkäse
Hirtenkäse
South German hard cheese
Hirtenkäse (iiterally "herder cheese"), is a distinctive cow's milk cheese made in the Allgäu area of Southern Germany.[1][2]
Traditionally, cow herders bring their cows from the Alps into Allgäu each fall in mid-September.[1][2] September 18 typically "marks the official start of the Almabtrieb, or descent, a day celebrated with a festival ...."[2] Hirtenkäse is made from the milk from these cows.[1][2] It is usually aged eight months.[2]