white cheese (sirene)

Dolna Sekirna 3

53 (a) zèl’e ìmašᵊ a òvce mlèko sìren’e màslo màslo ka napràimo kačamàk

you’ve got cabbage, sheep, milk, cheese, butter – butter to make polenta

58 (a) i nìe tùka si kràvu čùvaemo pòsle òvce kozà sìren’e

We would keep a cow here, then sheep and a goat – [for] cheese.

59 (a) trì tanakìje sɤm nasirìla sìren’e pa ga izmìjem

I set out three tin cans of cheese, then I wash it,

64 (a) tòlko sìren’e mlèko kaškavàl sɤm pravìla ma stàrɤcɤt mi lovdžìja

I’ve made so much cheese, milk, kashkaval! My husband is a hunter,

Huhla 5

23 (a) icà sìren'e mlikò ə ftòrutu zəguv'àvəni du velìgd'èn' nìšto

eggs, cheese, milk. And in the second fast period of Easter, nothing.

Iskrica 3

85 (c) ml’àkutu nəlì nəpràim sìrni də jədè̝m ml’àku kìselu pr’àsnu

After all, we [need] milk to make cheese to eat, yogurt and fresh milk [to drink].

Kralevo 2

48 (a) è səs ə òdvəricə ili səs sɨ̀rence təkà rəstòkuvəš listàta če

With small curds, or with cheese. So you roll out the sheets and

50 (a) nəràsəš sɨ̀rencetu ili pək òdvərətə nə na ud gàt

you sprinkle onto it cheese or curds,

51 (a) d’èt tvà ìməme də kàž’em kràvə

from what we have, let’s say, [from] a cow

Malevo/Hsk 1

199 (a) i hl’àp səbɨ̀rəme sɨ̀rene jejcà kvòt ìmə vkɤ̀šti

and we [also] put together bread, cheese, eggs, whatever we had in the house.

Oborište 1

103 (MM) e dobrè za kakvò gi glèdaxte vìe ofcè zə

O.K., then. Why did you raise and look after sheep? For –

106 (a) za sìrene

… for the cheese –

110 (a) mlekòto go izdoìm i precedìm go i m màlko tə gorèšto

we milk [the animal] and strain the milk, and when it’s cooled some –

111 (a) i go zèmem ta go potsìrim i stàne sìrene

and take it and put rennet in it, it becomes cheese

112 (a) precedìm go vɤf cedàlki

and we strain it in strainers.

114 (a) f kalɤ̀pe

in molds –

115 (MM) e dobrè de pràvite sìrene

O.K., so you make white cheese

133 (MM) čàkaj segà vìkaš precàdiž go

So wait now. You say you strain it –

134 (a) mi prec kato go izdòat od ofcète precedì sa mlekòto

Well you str- after they milk the sheep then you strain the milk

135 (MM) vɤf kakvò

Into what?

136 (a) vɤf kakvò vɤf tèndžuri ili vɤfᵊ ə kɤzàn gul’àmᵊ katò e mnògo mlekòto

Into what? Into pans, or into a big cauldron if there’s a lot of milk,

137 (a) i se tùri sìrištè i potsìri sa i

and you add rennet, and it ferments, and –

138 (MM) otkɤdè sìrište

Where do you get the rennet from?

139 (a) mi kupùvaxmè pa n’àkoga i pràvea ut ə ègnetḁtḁ

Well, we used to buy it. At one point they would make it from lambs –

140 (a) kato zakòlet ègneta ìmaše sìrište i sčùkaa gò i

when they slaughter lambs there was rennet. They would pound it and

141 (a) tùrnat sòl razbɤ̀rkad go i go vɤf šišèto sa sìpe

add salt, then stir it and you pour it into a bottle

142 (a) sɤs vòda se napràvi i se od nègo se sìreše

and make it with water and – That’s what you made cheese from.

143 (a) n’àkoga d’àdo mòj sìreše sè sɤs ə takòvo sìrište

At one time my grandfather made cheese only with this sort of rennet.

148 (MM) kɤdè go slàgaš slet tovà

Where do you put it after that?

149 (a) vɤvᵊ mlekòto bè

In the milk, of course!

150 (MM) nè kat sìreneto kato s se fàne

No, I mean the cheese once [the fermenting] starts up.

151 (a) sìreneto kat sa fàne sa razbɤ̀rka sɤs ednà takòva

When the cheese gets started, you stir it with a sort of …

154 (a) lopàtka i sa màlko sa utài pòsle go precedìm

… ladle, and it – it settles a bit and then you strain it into a –

155 (a) vɤf en takòva ednì ima si kalɤ̀pe takà se cedì

into – there are these molds, and then it filters out,

157 (a) i sa narèže pa na felìi pòsle kato se iscedì sìpvat

and then you cut it into slices. And after it’s strained they pour it [out]

158 (a) sa narèže i tùr’a se f kačètata sòli go

[then] you slice it and it put it in jugs, and salt it,

159 (a) f tenekìi f kačètḁ

in cans, in jugs –

176 (a) tò ne mòe po pèt šès v’àdra ml’àko mòže li

That’s not possible. Is it possible to [take] five or six buckets of milk –

177 (a) da go bìeš tì na rɤ̀ka tàm i da go sìriš

and to churn it by hand and get cheese from it?

Petrov Dol 2

90 (a) nə nərid’ìmi t’ìe àgn’ita pr’àsnu s’ìr’en’e kòjtu ìmə uscè

and arrange [on them] the lambs, fresh cheese – those who have sheep

91 (a) pr’àsnu s’ìr’en’e pràj slàgəmi p’ìt’it’ȅ mu ba i màlkit’i d’ecà

make fresh cheese. We put out the round breads, and the little children

Rajanovci 2

2 (a) a sìrene smo pravìli

Oh, we made “sirene”

4 (a) dà jà sɤm pravìla znàm a kaškavàl nè

Yes, I’ve made it. I know (how). But not “kashkaval”.

6 (a) kaškavàl ne smò pravìli a sìren’e sɤm pravìla kato sùtrin

We didn’t make “kashkaval.” But I’ve made “sirene”. In the morning

61 (a) to tì znàeš pa òn nosìl lèp i sìrence i si jàl

You know that. He took bread and cheese and ate it.

63 (a) i òn rèkɤl a be tekvòj blàgo sìren’e e nàšte tùru ama

And he said, “Wow, what tasty cheese! We make [it too] but

68 (a) onà mu odnèla oǹ nèče parì onà mu odnèla sìren’e

she took them some. He didn’t want money, so she took him cheese

69 (a) a be sòleno bi kicèli a tvòjto nè e sòleno

but it was salty, sour. But yours isn’t salty!

75 (AK) i kakvò pràv’at ɤ pòsle sɤs sìren’e za kakvò ispòlzvat

And what do they do later with the cheese. How do they use it?

76 (a) jadème si go

We eat it!

77 (AK) no pròsto napràvo jadète ili kàk

You eat it just like that? Or what?

78 (a) a bòže lèp i sìren’e ofčar kato pòjdeš lèp i sìren’e u torbàl’k’utu

Well, bread and cheese – a shepherd goes off with bread and cheese in his bag

Salaš

64 (a) nè e imàlo i bràšno i tegàj onà če omèsi če ùzne

did we even have flour! But she’ll mix it up, she’ll take

65 (a) ako ìma sìren’ke če ponesèmo štò pa mì ne smò imàli

cheese if we had some, we’ll take it – But we didn’t have –

207 (a) vèrno ìmaš ìmaš jàgn’e ìmaš ə mlekò ìmaš sìren’e amà

It’s true that if you have a lamb you’ve got milk and cheese, but

Skrŭt 3

67 (f) pà pòkladi po zapòstuvame ednà nedèl’a pòstim ut sìrenetu̥

there’s Shrovetide again, and we start the fast. One week we have “white cheese fast”

68 (f) tovà ut ə sìrene jadèm bèz mrɤ̀fki sìrna nedèl’a go vìkame

– we eat white cheese, without any meat. We call that “cheese week”.

Srebŭrna 2

35 (c) a pək mi sə edè ml’àku i sìr’ənci i udvàrə təkòs stàwə

but I like to eat milk. You can make from it white cheese, curds, you know –

36 (c) i sìčku stàwə è è sigà kànə tɤ̀s unùkə d’èt ut sòfijə̟

[you can make] everything from it. Like now, when I invite this granddaughter who’s from Sofia

37 (c) bè drəgumìra də gùd’ə̟ vìkəm dumàti də gùd’ə̟ n’èštu misò

I say “Dragomira, should I serve tomatoes, should I serve some meat [dish]?”

38 (c) à nìj màjkə dàwə kɑ̀rəme nə sìren’e i nə dumàti

"Ah, mother gives us – we make do with cheese and tomatoes.”

39 (c) si̥ kupùvət sìrene i dumàti̥ pò l’èku jàdini

[Over there] they buy cheese and tomatoes, lighter fare.

Stalevo 3

1 (GK) əmi kato e n’àmalo tenekìi sìreneto v kvò sa go dəržàli

But when they didn’t have tin cans? What did they keep cheese in?

2 (a) mə̀h tugàvə m’əhuv’è

Then [they used] skins.

4 (a) m’ehuvè e pràehə mlògu ut òfcet ud òfč’etu m’əhuvè pràehə

They made many [containers of] skins. From sheep, they made skins of sheepskin

29 (a) f n’ègə du ustàtə tòlkuvə ustàvə ostàeno nər’àdəj toˀ t’ɛ̀ə drʌ̀ne

[Making sure that] so much space is left at the top, arrange these lumps,

30 (a) tò tvà sìren’e i s’ètne ku ìskəš s ml’àku nəl’ùəž gu

this cheese. And then later, if you want, you pour milk over it.

31 (a) ku ìskaš ìzvəd’ n’àkəv drɤ̀n i ut kràvintu ml’àku i ud òfč’utu

Or if you want, take out a lump, [one each] of cow’s milk and of sheep’s milk

Stojkite 2

3 (b) i ednò šišè səz barkanìca i s’ìr’ɤnce nɛ̀štu takà i ìd’em ž’ɔ̀nem

and a bottle of buttermilk and some white cheese, and we go. [Then] we reap.

Šumnatica 3

15 (VZh) nèšto ne mù li klàvaš sìrene də

[But] don’t you put something in it, cheese or –

16 (b) ama sìčku kənàtu ìskəš mòže də mu kləd’èž bè

Well, everything! You can put whatever you want into it!

Tihomir 2

60 (a) č’òpka tač’ìlkɤ sùč’eme kòrᵊi arìsč’e klad’ème sᵊɨ̀renke klad’ème

[Like] a stick, a rolling pin. We roll out the pastry, add some rice, some cheese

Trjavna

25 (a) jèrencətə sùčət pək nìj tr’àbvə i nìe də xàpvəmi ml’èčici sìrenci

The kids suckle, but we also have to eat a bit of milk and cheese.

86 (PSh) kvò pràite səs ml’àkoto

… what do you do with the milk?

87 (a) sìreni

Cheese.

99 (KP) kàg go pràit’e sìreneto i ml’àkoto

How do you make it, cheese and – milk?

101 (b) uc’èdim [unintelligible]

We strain [unintelligible]

102 (a) məìčkə f ednɤ̀ t’èndžərə gu slàgəmi

… starter – we put [the milk] in a pot

103 (a) i slàgəmi pu màlku məìčkə i tò si stàvə sìrincitu

and we put a little starter and it becomes cheese.

104 (a) pòsl’e gu prec’èždəmi

And after that we strain it.

105 (b) za dvà čàsə slàgəž gu vəf edìn cidàk təkà

You put it into a strainer for two hours,.

106 (b) i tò sə prec’èždə i stàvə sìrini

and it strains out and becomes cheese.

107 (a) t’enzùx t’enzùx nəpràenu i

Cheesecloth, [it’s] made [of] cheesecloth, and –

110 (b) əmxəm prec’èždə se i stàvə sìrinci

Uh huh. It strains out, and it becomes cheese.

112 (b) kət ìskəmi zə zìmətə pòviči gu usul’àvəm

When we want more [to keep] for the winter, we salt it

113 (b) kət ìskəmi də gu id’èm prisnusòlnu ni gù usul’àvəmi

[but] when we want to eat it freshly salted we don’t salt it,

114 (b) mnògu màlku tɤ̀j mu slàgəmi za fkùs sòl i gu jədɤ̀t

we [only] put into it a very little salt for the taste, and they eat it.

115 (b) l’àtnu vrèmi i màj pùvičitu təkòs sə jəd’è

In the summer time it’s mostly eaten that way,

117 (b) màj u.dumà

mostly at home, I think.

118 (a) [laughter] ami sìrinci dumàtenci segà izl’èzi

[laughter] Well, cheese – and tomatoes, they’re coming on now.

162 (KP) a ə nə sìrenetu kvò mu slàgate̥ z zə də stàne

And – and for cheese, what do you put into [the milk] for it to become [cheese]?

163 (a) nəlì ti kàəm məìčkə məjɤ̀ sə slàgə i

Didn’t I tell you? You put starter.

166 (a) i tàm slàgəš pu kòlku kàpki

and you put a few drops into each [container of potential cheese].

168 (b) i stàvə dvà čàsə kət stuì i tò sə zgəst’àvə

It sits for two hours, and while it’s sitting it thickens.

169 (a) zgəst’àvə sə pòsli pris cidàk sə prec’èždə

It thickens, and then you strain it through a strainer.

170 (b) i pòsle se cedì pɤ̀k pres cedàka

Then you put it through a strainer.

171 (b) t’inzùx nəpràenu tɤ̀j kətu cidàči

Something like a strainer made out of cheesecloth.

173 (b) i sìpvəš ml’àkutu i tò sə isc’èždə

You pour the milk in and it strains.

Vasiljovo 1

38 (a) i sìpem ml’àku s’ìrene če ìmame dobìtak daržìme gl’èdame dobìtak

We pour out milk, white cheese – we’ve got livestock, we raise livestock –

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 –

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