Guide Note

String cheese is a generic term for a mild, firm, slightly tangy cheese which "strings" apart easily with the use of the fingers, like you would peel a banana. String cheese pulls apart this way due to the way the cheese was pulled during the culturing process.

String cheese is usually sold in the United States in individual packaged snack sized servings. These packages are approximately six inches long and nearly always made of mozzarella.

Fast Facts

1. Usually found in balls or braids
2. Processed string cheese in sticks introduced in the 1970s
3. 80-100 calories per ounce, depending on variety
4. Can reduce sodium content of processed variety by soaking in water
5. Armenian string cheese typically seasoned with caraway and mahleb
6. Central American version called "enredos", meaning knot or tangle
7. First string cheese made in Syria

• Queso Oaxaca String Cheese
• Armenian String Cheese
• Mozzarella String Cheese