Halloumi is a traditional Cypriot

Cypriot cuisine

Cypriot cuisine is the cuisine of Cyprus and can be described as a blend of Greek cuisines. Greek Cypriot cuisine is another regional Greek cuisine along with Cretan, Ionian, or Attic....

 cheese

Cheese

Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....

 that is also popular in Sweden

Sweden

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 (2nd biggest consumers of the cheese in the world after Cyprus) and the rest of the Middle East

Middle East

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 and Greece

Greece

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, and is now produced in many countries and regions around the world. It is made from a mixture of goat

Goat

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s' and sheep milk

Sheep milk

Sheep's milk is the milk of domestic sheep. Though not widely drunk in any modern culture, sheep's milk is commonly used to make cultured dairy products. Well-known cheeses made from sheep milk include the Feta of Greece, Roquefort of France, Manchego from Spain, the Pecorino Romano , the Pecorino...

, although some halloumi can be bought that also contains cows' milk. It has a high melting point and so can easily be fried

Frying

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 or grilled

Grilling

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.