Is it kinda like a soft goat cheese Annie?
I just did a google..and all I could come up with was Feta type. But you say it's creamy...I've only had crumbly feta..but I'm sure it can be creamy too right?

I don't know, Terri, all the feta I've had is crumbly and this was creamy and thick, even spreadable. It was mild but a bit salty, and it didn't taste at all like goat cheese, it was very mild and good, and I don't like goat cheese.

Annie

Well I'm still thinking it's in the feta catagory. Feta is slightly salty. I love it..and to have it spreadable..I'd be in heaven!!!!! I need to look for that..maybe at Trader Joes.

Is it like this description?

"Akkawi There were these Pygmies called the Akkawi tribe who lived in these tall grasslands who kept getting lost and were always shouting "where the Akkawi?"! There was also this cheese called Akkawi made in the Middle East which the Arabs could not get enough of because of a cow shortage so the Danes made it for them. It is made in small squares, canned in brine and tastes mild and salty as you would expect."

I buy Greek feta here in Holland that is quite creamy. Can you ask the people at the market what it is?

Barnmom LOL! - we have a sailboat regatta from Cape Cod to Nantucket called the Fugawi Race

Maybe a goat's milk Chevre type of cheese?

Farmers cheese? A cross between cream cheese and cottage cheese.

Can you tell what kind of milk it's made from, i.e, goats, cow's or sheep's milk?
DONNA

I learned a lot about cheeses by googling about this! here's what I think is your cheese from the cheesemistress.com:

Damiette or Dymiati cheese from a city called Dymiat in Northern Egypt. I bought this at the Mashala Market in Austin, Texas. $3.59 for a huge chunk of white cow's milk cheese that looks like Feta. It is made in Norway by a company called Nordex. In the Middle East, it is usually made from goat's milk or sheep's milk, but if they run out of sheep and goat milk, then they use water buffalo milk. This is made from cow's milk, probably because it is from Norway. It is a salty cheese that is supposed to be good with a contrasting sweet flavor. It is eaten for breakfast or dinner since those are the lightest meals in the middle east. It's good with fruits, grapes, figs, olive oil, thyme, and watermelon. For breakfast, it's not uncommon to have this cheese with olives and olive oil. This cheese comes in a plastic coffee-ground shaped little bag. It is red-checkered with dark black Arabic lettering on the front. The nutrition is given in Arabic and in English. It says on the package that it is a Danish Feta cheese, though the guys at the shop, who are from Palestine, say it's not a Feta cheese. This is also imported by Kradjian in Glendale, CA. It is slicker than Feta. The moisture in it makes me think it's more like a cross between Feta and fresh Mozzarella. It is a little sticky on the tongue. Salty, but not like the Akawi cheese. It is like a very high-moisture Feta. It has a very mild, milky flavor and lots of salt. I can see this being a good snacking cheese since the salt is not too overwhelming. I can still taste a nice, thick milk. It tastes full fat.

Here is a link that might be useful: The Cheese Mistress

I tried asking the man who has the market, but he and I do not understand each other at all, LOL. He's still trying to figure out why I come in and take pictures of his store. (grin)

It's not at all chewy, like mozzarella, it's very mild and creamy. It is a cow's milk cheese, and I'll check the wrapper for an import company or a name.

Thanks, everyone. This is really good stuff, cost less than $4, and I like it even better than cream cheese. That means it probably has a zillion calories and fat grams....

Annie

Annie, the poor man prabably thinks you are with Homeland Security and is frightend of you.

Well, I considered telling him I was with the Health Department, but since I actually like to shop there (I can get a 16 oz. container of tahini for $2.99, instead of $11 at the local Meijers) I guess I'll try my best to restrain my naughty side and be good. LOL

Annie

Perhaps if you gift him with something small he might relax. Bet he learns english real fast for some habenera jelly...

Is it a Brie type cheese?

: )
lyra

Looks and sounds good. Your story about taking pictures in the store is soooo funny! Not sure what kind of cheese it is but there aren't many that I don't like.:)