Ursula Heinzelmann, Wein- & Essenschreiberin
Remember the ancient Anatolian sheep’s milk cheese that matures in a goatskin, Depp down in a natural cave near Konya – and with which I am absolutely besotted? Well, my friend Gamze, cheese scout extraordinaire, recently visited the caves with a film team. Have a look for yourself! » Weiterlesen…
This was my presentation at the Dublin Gastronomy Symposium 2020. » Weiterlesen…
Erzincan Tulum Peynir, the sheep milk cheese from the mountains in northeast Anatolia – after my visits there in July of last year and this April this translates into so many wonderful pictures, so many impressions and thoughts. The landscape of mountain plateaus rising high above the Karasu valley, the black river that is called Euphrates further south. Animals and people living in an impressive symbiosis. » Weiterlesen…
As I wrote in my book „On Cheesemaking“ (well, so far only in German, Vom Käsemachen, but yes, a perfect Christmas present!), I think of cheese as a wonderful guiding star. The ever-growing group of Heinzelcheesetalkers can vouch for the fact that it has taken me to the most amazing corners of this world and return with the most wonderful cheeses and memories. Obviously I sometimes also head out with a certain producer or region in mind. But the most impressive findings are those serendipity has her saying in (remember the Camembert from Vietnam?!). As was the case with this cheese, made from goats milk, by Canan Urhan, in İzmir. » Weiterlesen…
Two things about Anatolia’s traditional cheeses fascinate me in particular: the link to the beginnings of our nomadic history and culture that is still so very much alive in them, and that they are an expression of all the layers and mingling of our cultural formation. We are all migrants, influenced by many cultures, even if we’re not always aware of it.
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Istanbul, the wonderful crazy city on the Bosporus, always reminds me a little of India: anything seems possible (almost). On my last visit in early June, when I mentioned the word cheese, Aylin Öney Tan, the extremely well connected food expert and columnist, took me to Cankurtaran Gida at the spice bazaar. In the narrow store the kingdom of heaven really is full of sausages and honeycomb and the cooling shelves showcase Turkey’s best cheeses. » Weiterlesen…