String cheese braid (chechil)

A brined pulled-curd cheese of thin strands plaited into a braid, salty and stretchy, as a snack with beer.

String cheese braid (chechil, Armenian braided cheese) is a brined pulled-curd cheese in the form of thin strands plaited into a braid, salty, stringy, stretchy, often lightly smoked. It is eaten as a snack with beer and wine, unravelled into strands for salads, with lavash and khachapuri, put on pizza and into hot sandwiches and fried until melted.

Calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates per 100 g of product

String cheese braid (chechil), Raw: Calories 299.0 kcal, Proteins 22.2 grams, Fats 22.1 grams, Carbohydrates 2.4 grams per 100 g of product.

Calories299.0 kcal

Proteins22.2 grams

Fats22.1 grams

Carbohydrates2.4 grams

Data: USDA FoodData Central

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