How cheese strings are made: a look inside production

Cheese strings are a traditional stretched-curd cheese, like korbáčiky or oštiepok. Here in Teplice we've been making stretched-curd cheese since 1991. Machines now help with shaping the strings, but we still do most of the work by hand.

1. Stretched-curd cheese

It all starts with stretched-curd cheese. The exact process and recipe remain a family secret.

2. Shaping the strings

A machine helps us shape the long, thin strings. Then it's over to our hands: we carry on working with the strings and check them.

3. Salting and seasoning

We salt the strings, and the garlic and gyros varieties also get a spice mix.

4. Smoking

Some of the strings are smoked over beech wood, which gives them a golden colour and a rich aroma.

5. Packing

Portioning, weighing, packing into 100 g and 500 g units and the final check are all done by hand. From here they go to customers and shops.