cheese

Belica 3

14 (a) sìrište si ìma akò e dèset kilà mlèko šte tùriš dvè kàpki

You’ve got rennet. If it’s ten kilos of milk, you’ll put in two drops

15 (a) sìrište šte go zavìež da e tòplo da ne stìne

of rennet, you’ll wrap it up so it stays warm, so it doesn’t get cold.

17 (a) tò se odgòre izbìstri zelèn cvìk mu se kàzva

It gets clear on top, that’s called green [ = first] whey.

18 (a) togàva màlko lèko go razbṛ̀kvaš vəf ednò torbè otᵊ tenzùx kṛ̀pi

[And] then you stir it a little, and [take] a bag of cheesecloth, [some] cloth

20 (a) sì gu sìpvaš tàm precàždaš si gu

and pour it in, and strain it

24 (a) tovà što sè tečè ot kṛ̀pata vèče sìreneto si ostàja f cedìlničeto

The part that drains from the cloth – the cheese is what remains in the bag,

25 (a) a onòva se kàzva surovàtka

and that other [part] is called whey.

27 (a) i kato a nèa sedì dnèska si sirìl fčèra dnèska

And when – as for it – it sits. And what you’ve done, yesterday or today,

28 (a) šte sìpeš vɤf kazàn li e f kotèl li e

you’ll pour [it] into either a cauldron or a kettle,

29 (a) še kladèš ogɤ̀n'a še go svàriš pa na izvàra

and you’ll lay the fire, and you’ll boil it down to curds.

31 (a) i gu pòsle vèče cvikɤ̀ na prasèto

And [what remains] after that is [white] whey – for the pigs.

93 (a) a sìrenèto go narèžeš na filìjčeta natùraž go f kačèto

As for the white cheese, you cut it into slices and put it in a keg.

94 (a) napḷ̀ni se kačèto tùriš kàmika odgòre tò si pùšti vòda

You fill up the keg, put a stone on the top, and [some] water comes out.

95 (a) tò ə m vòda štò a pùšti se kàzva sulumùr

The water that comes out is called brine.

97 (a) trèbva

You must ...

99 (a) da ə sì go čìstiš odgòre ako ne bàrneš desetìna dèna

… clean the top of it. If you don’t touch it for ten days or so

100 (a) tò fàne odgòre kajmàk tòa kajmàk trèbe a go fṛ̀liš

it gets this rancid film on top. You have to throw this part out.

101 (a) ako gò razbṛ̀kaš sɤs ə sulumùra sìreneto še zème da ti merìše

If you mix it with the brine then your white cheese will smell.

103 (a) a tòo kajmàk odgòre lèko šte si go fàneš

But as for the rancid film on top, you can easily scoop it off.

104 (a) šte si go fṛ̀liš šte si go očìstiš šte si go otrìeš

You’ll throw it out, and you’ll clean up, you’ll wipe off

105 (a) kačènceto naòkolo dodèka e bilò mòkro

the little keg all around where it got wet.

107 (a) i tè takà

And that’s how –

109 (a) takà se čùva i sìreneto ot sìrene do sìrene

that’s how you keep the white cheese from one cheese-making to the next.

Bosnek 1

46 (a) pa ottùka zèmeme maslò sìren’e ta nòsime na sòfija

So we take butter and cheese from here and bring it to Sofia [to sell]

49 (a) se ne uvažàvax ama so svekorò če ìde če zème sìren’e

I didn’t get along with her. But my father-in-law would go and take cheese,

Čokmanovo 1

22 (a) kərd'ɔ̀ pət'ètə i s m'ɛ̀huve gul'ɛ̀mi im'ɛ̀hme

we had cabbage, potatoes, and big skin bags [of cheese].

Eremija 5

114 (c) ta u baìra pa ìma takòva bačìi tàm

Into the hills! And there is this dairy farm there.

116 (c) bìvolici muzàli pràat na ta sìren'e ta maslò tvà i če

They milked water buffaloes, they make both cheese and butter. It’s like –

Gela 2

28 (a) čèrɤn lɛ̀p sɨìrɤne f tulùmɤ stòr'enu əmə gà udrɛ̀žeš

Dark bread, white cheese made in skin bags. When you cut off

29 (a) rɔ̀žen lɛ̀p fəlìja ta gu ugrɛ̀eš i s enekvà sᶤìrɤne

a slice of rye bread and heat it up with this white cheese,

30 (a) kəkɔ̀f bɛ hùbəf a zgà nѐ̝ma tɤštɤm'èlɤ nèma

it was so nice. But now not even a single tablecloth.

Gorno Vŭršilo 2

74 (b) mlɛ̀koto go sìra sɤs vèče stàja pèt šèz godini go sìra

I make the milk into soft cheese. It’s been five or six years now that I’ve been doing this,

75 (b) i tàm ìma mɛ̀snostà cɛ̀reto ìma sofiànci vìlno mɛ̀stu

and there’s a place [called] Tsereto, there’s Sofia there – it’s a place for villas,

76 (b) i dovàždat i im prodàvam sìreneto xarèsvad go mnògo

and they come and I sell them the soft cheese. They like it a lot.

Stalevo 3

5 (a) i kəd gu nəl’ɛ̀jət ə nàeš čud’èsnu sɨ̀ren’e stànvəše

and when they poured [milk into it], you should see what wonderful cheese emerged.

6 (a) tùr’ət mu i màlku svər’ʌ̀t ut kràvətə ml’àku kət stàne

They put a bit in – they boil some cow’s milk and when it gets

7 (a) pò təkɤ̀vu izvàd’ət ud m’àhə i ut tvà nətrun’ʌ̀t

to be more [like cheese]– they remove it from the skin and grate off [some].

8 (a) tùri i ut tvà gàt tùriš stànvə

Put some of this [with other ingredients]. When you do, it becomes [a dish].

Šumnatica 3

76 (b) ot ml’àko pràime ə

We make [something] from milk, and – and –

77 (VZh) kažì kvo pràiš ot nègo

Tell [us] what you make from it.

78 (b) uləšìk pràime pijnìr pràime

We make curds, we make cheese –

Vasiljovo 1

72 (a) nagòtvili sme si sìčko i okàčim pa s’ìrene bùca sìrene gol’àmə

We’ve cooked up everything. And we hang up a big lump of white cheese –

73 (a) vṛ̀zem ja sas kun’è̝c i ja okàčim na gredìte

we tie it on a string and hang it on the beams

74 (a) i jɛ spùstim takà nìsko i otkɤ̀ sa najadè̝m s’è̝ki da tìča

Then we let it down low, and after we’ve had our fill of eating, everyone runs

75 (a) i da làpa hàp l’ùškat e takà nasàm natàta nasàm natàta

to take a bit of it. Jump! They make it swing from here to there, here to there,

76 (a) l’ùškat i s’èki ìde làpva [laughter] abè takàva be mi

They make it swing, and everyone runs to take a bite. [laughter] Well, such things –

79 (a) drùgi ne mòe otk’ɛ̀snat džumbìš pràvejme i tàa ə bùca

others wouldn’t be able to cut it off. We made [it into] a great party. And that lump –

80 (a) še ja ustàvat v’è̝ke t’èa ìmaa koto za c’àr li ìmaa

they’ll leave it there. They had (= used) it as a sort of medicine.

81 (a) ostàvea kogà imam ìmame dobìtak ta n’àko mladìšte da prudrìšte

They left it [for] when – we have livestock, and when some young person has diarrhea

82 (a) da skɤ̀same ut ə sìreneto da gu zavìjeme ta da

we cut off a piece of that cheese and bind it on him in order to –

83 (a) da mu sə spr’è̝ tavà d’è̝to go gòni po vɛ̀nka mladìšteto

to stop whatever it is that drives the young person outside [to the outhouse].

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