Akkawi cheese

Ingredients:

Cow milk, salt, rennet, starter culture, F.D.M. min 43 %

Akkawi, which also can be spelled Akawi, Ackawi or Akawieh is a popular table cheese in Middle Eastern eateries, regularly spread on bread, paired with fruit, in salads. The most popular usage is the production of desserts like kunāfah (spelled also kanafeh, künefe, kunafe, al-kunafa), the akkawi is typically soaked beforehand in water to lessen the salt content.