Labneh with olive oil.

Labneh (also spelled Labaneh, Lebnah,Originally from Lebanon Arabic: لبنة, Hebrew: לבנה) is a white Middle Eastern yogurt cheese made from sheep, cow, or occasionally goat milk. It has a consistency between that of yogurt and that of cheese, and has somewhat of a paste texture. In order to keep it for longer, it can also be allowed to dry and harden further, then formed into balls and preserved in olive oil. Labneh may also be flavored by spices like thyme and hot pepper. Image File history File linksMetadata Labneh01. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Labneh01. ... A bottle of olive oil. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... The word Hebrew most likely means to cross over, referring to the Semitic people crossing over the Euphrates River. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Yogurt cheese is a bland cheese consisting of the curds left after removing the liquid whey from yogurt. ... Species See text. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... Species See Species and subspecies The goat is a mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... Yoghurt Yoghurt or yogurt, less commonly yoghourt or yogourt, is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. ... A bottle of olive oil. ... Species About 350 species, including: Thymus adamovicii Thymus bracteosus Thymus broussonetii Thymus caespititius Thymus camphoratus Thymus capitatus Thymus capitellatus Thymus carnosus Thymus cephalotus Thymus cherlerioides Thymus ciliatus Thymus cilicicus Thymus cimicinus Thymus comosus Thymus comptus Thymus doerfleri Thymus glabrescens Thymus herba-barona Thymus hirsutus Thymus hyemalis Thymus integer Thymus lanuginosus...

Labneh is a popular mezze dish and sandwich ingredient. The flavour depends largely on the sort of milk used: labneh from cow's milk has a rather milder flavour. In Lebanon, a type of particularly flavoursome goat labneh is known as Anbariz. Mezes (pl. ... An Italian sandwich. ... A glass of cows milk Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ...

Although not traditionally part of Armenian cuisine, labneh (known as lebni in Armenian) is popular among Armenians from Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon . Armenian cuisine is as ancient as the history of Armenia, and a combination of different tastes and aromas. ...

References in Popular Culture

• In an episode of The Simpsons Bart's babysitter, Lisa, orders Labneh and Kafta Bi Sanieh (perhaps meaning Kibbeh Bi Sanieh) from the highly unsuccessful Afghani restaurant "Two Guys From Kabul". Both dishes are more commonly associated with Lebanon than Afghanistan, incidentally.

Lisa: *Indicating the food* "Take your Kafta Bi Sanieh, and dip it in the Labneh."

Bart: "Now that is good Labneh!"

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See also

• List of cheeses

This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. ...

External links

• Recipe for making Labneh