Urda (cheese)

Urda
Other namesUrdha, Urdă, Vurda, Orda, Izvara, Zsendice
Country of originAlbania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine
RegionBalkans
Source of milkCow, Sheep, Goat
PasteurizedTraditionally, no
TextureFresh

Urda (Albanian: urdha, indefinite form: urdhë; Bulgarian: урда, извара, romanized: urda, izvara; Macedonian: урда, изварка, romanized: urda, izvarka; Romanian: urdă; Serbian: вурда / vurda; Ukrainian: вурда, romanized: vurda; Hungarian: orda, zsendice) is a whey cheese commonly produced in Southeast Europe, and Hungary.