This Rare, Golden Cheese Is Only Made in the Polish Mountains
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- Tucked away in Poland’s beautiful Tatra Mountains lives a 15th-century cheese making tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation. Known as oscypek, the milky, smoky cheese is made entirely by hand by masters called “bacas.” Traditionally, the method is passed from fathers to sons, but Janina Rzepka has worked towards becoming one of the few female masters of the craft. The intricate process of making oscypek is not easy, but for Rzpepka and other bacas, sharing the cheese of their ancestors with the world makes it totally worth.
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Here's how it tastes: the skin that's smoked is the most salty part and has the most taste and it's soft in touch, the inside is more spongy and you can feel the taste of milk. Overall it's great with creanberry jam.
Foxtoned
I'm craving it now uhhhfhfhdhd
You stop this curse lol
It’s better with red currants!
As a polish person who lives in the Krakowsko-Częstochowska mound, i can confirm that.
@@mateuszodrzywoek8658
*Kraken-Xoxo mount? Yeh , I lived there with a dragon and a kraken. Also have a baby phoenix and a baby Sea Serpent.*
What does it feel living up there?
I spent the past summer studying in Krakow Poland, and I had this cheese. I am a chef by trade and it's like nothing I've had before. Really salty, really smoky, it was grilled when I had it. It doesn't really melt, and it was served with cranberries. I've been trying to find a way to get some here on the states. It is something quite special.
What do you think of Cracow? I live here :D
By the way, oscypki are often (very very often) served with cranberries so you got it right ;)
You can always try to buy some online but shipment will be hella expensive
@@mironty I loved it, and I miss it. I visited 7 countries during the summer, but Krakow was at the top. I think it gets overlooked, but it has a lot to offer. I bought some oscypek molds and I'm going to try making it. It won't be exactly the same, but hopefully it will be close. This video gave some insight on how to do it.
The cheese you get in Cracow (unless it's some fancy place), isn't real oscypek. It's made from cow's milk. They sell it grilled with cranberry jam in markets all over Poland and it's not even called oscypek because the name is trademarked. Still delicious, the real deal is next level though :)
you can make it however, you would have to use cows milk
I'm a Pole, and it is so funny to compare what she's saying and what the translation shows. She has this typical dialect known in Polish mountains and talks so fast and colloquially. I bet every Polish person smiled in few moments :D
I actually realised that (sorry not Polish) but never thought its a dialect on its own though. Mind explaining a bit? 😬
@@wat-ch Different areas of the country have slightly different (or majorly) diallects from the language it's self. It's common in a lot of countries, in Spain there's gallician which is spoken up north in Galicia. Quite common
@@wat-ch The woman in the video uses only slightly changed pronunciation and grammar, but a lot of diminutives. This gives her speech a soft feel, as if talking to a child.
W takim razie Kraków to już góry :D
Kraków to stan umysłu :D @@mironty
*GBS team is traveling to every country just to film a 3minute video.* Just wow! 👏
I like that they didn't stretch it with unnecessary fillers 👏
"GBS team is traveling to every country just to film a 3minute video."
Hate to burst your bubble but they simply could (and very likely do) farm this out to local talent and commission them to create a 3 minute video. No traveling and expenditures necessary (though to be that filmmaker and production crew would be fun and very satisfying).
Stephen Atwood GBS is owned by CNN
Stephen Atwood yup true they probably maybe edit the whole thing and make it 3 minutes. They are good at that though.
An tons of money
Sheep's milk, salt, wood, smoke?! This cheese needs to be saved. I bet it's delicious. It sounds perfect for a real grilled cheese sandwich. A treasure which is being lost.
Oscypek is very popular here in Poland (although most of it isn't made as artfully as these). So fortunately it isn't going anywhere soon. And yes, it is delicious grilled and with cranberry sauce ;)
My Dear James, it would be a Sacrilege to use that exquisite cheese for a grilled cheese Sandwich.
Once i made pizza with Oscypek... It was quite good
Yes, sounds and looks really delicious
how do you know it's being lost lol, it's just rare.
As a cheese lover, I'm glad to have discovered a new one today. Also, Polish sausages are some of the best I've had. Greetings from sunny Mauritius!
❤
yes i can agree, polish sausages are the best sausages you are ever gonna get.
Thank you
Enjoy our polish foods :)
Würst : sad german noises
If you are offered this cheese in Poland anywhere other than the mountainous south region then I suggest you stay away, it either won't be the real deal or will be old and won't have the same flavour. I grew up with this cheese in south Poland, its an acquired taste.
@@anttwo I would imagine that stuff is not produced in the same way, as described in the video and it's most likely vacuum packed so it lasts longer. That's why it doesn't taste so good. If you ever have a chance to visit the south of Poland try it there and see what you think.
The only time I had (what I think to be) the real deal was here in the states. By the time I ate it, it was really hard. Almost like a salami would be, so I bet it was just old :(
you have to get it fresh strait from the hands of the people that made it thats the real deal and itll be the best cheese u ever ate
Nah I’m a tourist and I visited the Tatra Mountains twice. Oscypek is not an acquired taste because that would mean some people who have tried it for the first time wouldn’t like it. It has a waxy textured exterior and goes great with cranberry jam. What’s not to like?
U can get a quite good one from the store it is not shit I am polish I live near Krakow and I can buy it in any shop and of course u will not get the same shape but u can eat the Loki it's the same milk the same technique but different shape
Eminem: I’m the fastest rapper in the world
Her: holds my cheese
She really doesn't speaks that fast for a Pole.
we just tends to speak really fast, especially highlanders.
Meh, if you're a pole you understand everything without any concerns
Jak czytam tę komentarże brżmiom troche jak hejty
That was polish btw
She is actually quite slow for her age
"A secret over hundreds of years" explains every step
There is a bit more to it than just sheep milk trust me.
It was only a brief explaination of a process. Like talking that to make wine you have to pick grapes, smash them and wait.
60% sheep milk the other 40% can be anything, and she said she smokes them, but with what kind of wood? every kind of wood has it's own aroma
@@Yakikitsu Its oak/pine but shhhhhhhhh
@@Yakikitsu 60% sheep milk 10% luck 20% skill 10% concentrated power of will
I actually live in that village and i have to tell you that oscypek is fricking amazing. You also have to try korbace which similarly made cheese in the shape of shoe tie
its more of the smoky skin if anyone is wondering
omg yess
Nice job. *A dream job for some people.*
The polish cheese is often smoked, just like the polish ham.
The difference of this one is that it's from sheep's milk.
The central Spanish Manchego cheese is also made from sheep's milk, but is more fermented.
This secret polish cheese would be like the smoked and mildly cured version of the Manchego cheese.
It's very nice that we have so many different tasty foods on our planet. We can be happy about that !
are you a cheese expert?
Wholesome. Pure. I love it.
It's not a secret polish cheese people it's made in slovakia just as much as in poland and i'm sure that also in czech republic
epSos.de Us poles love our smoked everything, that is mainly why you don’t need to cook most polish meats you buy at supermarkets.
You are absolutely correct but the salt water stage also has a big impact on the taste, and so it is saltier than Manchego
Fun fact, every time she says "no nie?" or only "nie?" (for example in 1:13) at the end of the sentence which litterally translates to "No?" or "right?" in dialect she Actually says "You get it?"
-Native Pole
we doing it all the time xD
@@pieronskihahar1879 I say it but with a B A S S guitar
I'd say the meaning is closer to "Right?" which you also put at the end of a sentence. Not necessary but commonly used.
It translates directly to English as "right?" At the end of a sentence
It's like how British people often end sentences with "You know?"
Taking I'm doing an assessment about foreign food,and I chose Poland,this came just in time. Thank you Great Big Story😀
Blaine Charlie Which countries are you talking about?
@@aus-li How do you mean?
Blaine Charlie Oh, my bad...you said an “assessment”, I thought you said “assignment” XD
Do soups, there must be more than 15 different kinds
Mate top tip: Google Kabanos and Kielbasa. Those are the main polish foods tbh.
Words can't describe how tasty this cheese is to me, whenever I am in the mountains I need to eat some Oscypki or the trip is ruined.
It's only Oscypek if it comes from the rural Polish mountains. Otherwise it's sparkling cheese.
If you'll ever visit Poland there are plenty of small business owners in Zakopane, all you need to do is go to the main street and you'll be blessed with the smell of grilled cheese, i suggest going in winter, not only a perfect time for skiing in the polish mountains but also the taste of hot cheese with raspberry jam on a snowy night just ✨ *chefs kiss* ✨
I wanna travel through mountains and have some of Janina’s wonderful Oscypek. What a beautiful tradition and what an enriching experience to learn of these wonderful people.
We also have the same kind of cheese in Slovakia so if you want to have this cheese you can also come to northern regions of Slovakia such as Terchová or Liptov
Well, now we can make it too
Why do I see you everywhere ;-;????
@@temsational9941 same🤔😂
Oh good luck with that, finding a source for the inoculate should be easy...,
@@temsational9941 Same 😂😂
Like we would put the effort in it like they do
I'm from the US but most of my family is from southern Poland. Whenever our grandparents or aunts and uncles send some over to us, it's a pretty big deal cuz it's so good and pretty rare in the US
Napisz jeszcze Adrianku, że głosujecie na PiS.
@@adamkasztankiewicz8835 Adaś obudź się. Masz kasztanka w gaciach (zesrałeś się).
Who else is Polish and is really proud from what country they are from?
This countryside was beautiful. Polish people have every right to be proud.
Ja 🙋🏻♀️
@@theketaminefrog6366 but hey at least we are not black 😂
lol awesome
@@theketaminefrog6366 But we have a government made out of mostly jews...
I’ve tried it, it’s wonderful. Salty, Smokey... amazing
Now I want some of that cheese!
Oscypek is delicious, especially the big ones. And bought in cottage, not in shop😊
It's just cheese
Gingaid766 but taste better
Gingaid766 If you aren’t from these regions you’re never gonna get anything close to oscypek
@@gingaid5217 idk this type looks really good. it seems smoky, a little sour/strong, and buttery and smooth
Americans:we have the best cheese
Janina:hold my sheep
Americans don't have even good cheese, not speaking of the best ones
@@Laura-iw3xd most their food are actually foreign food, and usually it's made with worse quality
No American claims this lol. We know that we don't have good cheese, that's why we import from Italy, France, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, etc.
YourMajesty143 I know don’t take it seriously it’s a joke
I'm sure there is a producer somewhere that can make some good cheese, I thought I saw a video on here (or a similar channel) about one that seems to be making a mark. I think it needs to be pasteurised though which probably makes them a lot milder which I wouldn't say is a bad thing. I think what we associate with American "cheese" is Velveeta. I think in the 90's people were not really keen on the taste of European style cheese but I've seen that has been changing with travel (well not right now haha) and a renewed interest in artisanal food in the oughts and the last decade.
I’m so happy to finally see a Polish video!! Really makes me proud of my country and proud to be Polish. Great Video!!
"Its a secret tradition"
"So, heres how you make it..."
that's why womans was not allowed in this process, they just can't keep secret
@@grodt88 haha funny woman joke originalityyy, also let me add my 2 pence to this. this definitely is not all that you need to do to make an oscypek. the process is massively hard, and good luck trying to keep the sheep in excellent shape.
Trust me, it is much more complicated.
@@golden-zc5sh can't keeping secret is hatefull? lol
@@grodt88 eww
Awww thank you very much ❤
I'm Polish and I love this cheese! This is one of my favourites!
I've Been 2 times in Zakopane, ate Oscypek like a hundred times and this is the best thing i ever ate and i bet you all would love it too.
1:46 so this is how Clifford is spending his days aftor he retired...☺
I went to Poland with my mom and she was excited when she found a street vendor in this region, and I got to try it. It was the best cheese I ever had and I think about it a lot. It felt like I was eating smoked sweet and salty meat.
Wow, coś o Polsce! 😄
narescie cos o polsce
Jestem dumna z łoscypków 😉
Też się nie spodziewałem :) zaraz będzie pewnie jakaś gównoburza w komentarzach :D
Cos o moim regionie nie :D :D :D
Znaczy się coś dobrego o Polsce.
I love her accent. It's so different from standard Polish
Ophelia best Polish is in Podlasie :)
@@user-qz9zu1fq9k **LAUGHTS IN OOGA BOOGA**
@@Ilikebirdsandsausages cringe lol
@@perfectlynormalhuman5473 what do you mean?
Its a classical polish joke
@@Ilikebirdsandsausages lol podlasie is just a poor fucking region not some prehistorical monument of the past
Polish friends!! JAN SOBIESKI!!! WE REMEMBER!!
Ejjj 🌍😂
Lol. Run Serb run. Ottoman is coming. Remember?
@@hejasari4169 But they don't exist anymore and Erdogan is doing his best to make sure Turkey is seen as a joke rather than a threat, so...
As a Polish, I appreciate this video a lot. And Oscypek is super delicious!!! They are everywhere in where I live (south of poland). You can eat them with cranberries or bacon!🥓😊
I'm a pole, and the "oscypek" is soooo delicous
Tak
I had it before, when you eat it it makes a sound as if you were chewing a peace of rubber
very squeaky
I absolutely hate the sound, and absolutely love the taste
it looks like it sounds like a smooth tongue clicking noise
That hut looks really cozy
I traveled to the tatry mountains to taste this after seeing the video
WORTH IT
The way she speaks.... Astonishing
I know. I find it beautiful for some reason.
@@stanvanillo9831 What... are you serious...?
Best cheese in the world, honestly. Unique taste and texture, also it squeeks when bitten! That's how you can recognize original oscypek. Also it's heaven in the mouth when grilled and eaten with cranberry jam. Delicious. 😌
Oscypek is also very popular when grilled
The texture gets even more sponge-like but the taste gets a little stronger
It's absolutely delicious when you eat it with cranberry jam so if anyone is willing to visit Poland - eating oscypek is a must
Edit: and another fun fact - sometimes in supermarkets you can get packed oscypek but if you know how good real oscypek tastes like you will already know that these supermarket oscypki are nothing like the real handmade ones
2:49 I thought she was rapping.
Its a Polish dialect, in wich people speak fast, but its common in Poland to speak quickly, and given the sometimes really hard for foreign, words, it can sound like rapping xD
Its the average speed of speaking here
Poles have quite a lot of rap and musical talent.
@@joannamysluk8623 no they don't
@@joannamysluk8623 As a Pole I can confirm that we have musical talent but the rap is absolute SHIT.
I understood a litle bit, cause I'm Serb, but polish people speak too fast,it's hard too catch up
she speaks very fast plus she speaks in little bit different way from "normal" polish
She just speaks really fast and in the mountainous dialect. The general Polish speech is slower and doesn't soften words that much.
She speaks fast even for a Pole; besides, he speaks highlander dialect with a characteristic accent (but her isn't even that thick) that is clearly different from the standard Polish accent, that's why it's hard for you to understand what she's saying.
Shes not that fast. She stuttered several times.
I have no idea what you're all talking about, she isn't speaking fast at all?
This was very educational, and a Very Beautiful Story !
I certainly would like to try this cheese.
finnaly poland, my birthplace
Tf your name and pic 😂😂😂😂
lmao your pfp and name, golden :D
I had the privilege of trying this during my Erasmus year in Krakow. I am very glad I could taste this very nice cheese very different than what we have in France.
Oscypek to mój ulubiony ser!Cieszę się że w końcu coś o Polsce
The way she said,,oscypek” I’m dead 💀
?
@@AlexAlex-zm9jy 0:30
You don't say oscypek in poland
You say oscypek KURWA
"osypek" XD
@@Ilikebirdsandsausages słabe, nieoryginalne i wszyscy mają tego dosyć
Can we just talk about how her eyes shine so brightly??
Old native mountain people have that kind of joy to them that others dont
its just the lighting
Oh yes, oscypek, a must-have of a trip to the mountains :D It's awesome and luckily you can get some oscypek here in the South :D And too bad they didn't mention another mountain sheep cheese, bryndza, a white, creamy cheese, the one you put on a sandwich and it's delicious, especially the real one!
Everybody gangsta til the old cheese maker starts rapping
but she wasn't rapping
@@nortchee its a joke
A lot of people from the south of Poland speak very fast you dont notice IT that much . Also i found out that my accent kinda travels to english the fast speaking moreso than the way of saying words
This was a beautiful video...thank you
so many Slovaks saying that its not polish XD
Arceus Cheeki Breeki we are same people. One blood, one culture.
@@user-qz9zu1fq9k yes, it's a fact.
@@childrenofthesun471 pierogi
@@igork.7968 Kiełbasa
Im Polish and I say its Polish
As someone who's half-Polish on my dad's side, watching this video felt like I was learning something new about the land where my blood comes from. Also, hearing that cheesemaker speak made my mind jump straight to memories of my dad speaking with colleagues over the phone.
Finally, something that i can listen to and not read the subtitles
No proste mordo
I appreciate that you made this film. I'm from Poland and I must to say that all of this is true! Greetings from Poland! 🇵🇱
1:48 I thought that the sheep in the middle is a long, Deformed sheep, Oh my gosh 😂😂😂
*flashbacks to that one cursed viral video from like 2010*
Breuh i laughed out loud after i saw what you meant
I dated a guy of Polish descent. Really wonderful person. Kind to a fault.
Mmm, grilled oscypek with cranberries, pure bliss...
Unfortunately there are tons of fakes in the market :/
Thrue im from poland and i even found fake one in here , it tasted just like cheeze not oscypek i ate real ones and they were great
@@time_time3038 I'm Pole too but unlike you I can speak English.
@@Plahtoni i have dyslexia |:l
My grandpa and bis friends do oscypek too. If i spend my holidays there its always one of the best parts. I Love all the traditions and stuff my family has☺️
Oscypek is amazing, the first time you try it you are like:
Eh its decent
But then it just gets better and better
Oscypek is great when eaten with cranberry sausce. If you go to polish mountains- Tatry you can find it everywhere. As a Pole, I highly recommend it
The only thing I have an issue with is the title of the video "only made in Poland". The thing is that Slovaks also do Ostiepok (that's what it's called here). I think it is a cheese specific to this region, but not a specific country, which is what is offending people.
In Poland, when you go on holidays to mountains, you bring Oscypki for your family. Oscypek is worth trying. Especially heated, wita cranberry jam 😍
2:33 "everywhere i look reminds me of her"
I'm from Poland and for me the best is grilled oscypek with cranberry.
soooooo good!
Poland the land of blonds, I was the only none white person when i visited, awesome country. super tasty food.
Its my favorite cheese, its salty with a strong taste, its so soft in the middle, and the outside is smoked, but not hard,
It has this amazing smell and really it tastes so good with anything-
It is so silky and Aaa! I'm craving it rn! Hopefully I'll spot it in the polish shops ;0
I just watched a video bout cheese and wasnt disappointed
Hey there! Im from Czechia which is next to Poland and i have eaten ostepek. Its great!
Making of this type of cheese is not only Polish, but also (and mainly) Slovak tradition. Oštiepok (as it is called in slovak) has been and is made in Slovakia for centuries and it is certainly nit forgotten, as it is still one of the most popular types of cheese in Slovakia...
I sought out specific Polish products while in Warsaw and I found oscypek at some market stall. Good stuff. A nice place to visit as well.
My new goal in’life: drive to Poland and find where I can buy that cheese. That could occupy me for one month or two.
Janina runs a small hotel in Polish mountains, so it’s Perfect accommodation.
This is actually really warming and wholesome, look at their little proud smiles 🥺
Definitely looks like something ripped out of the Witcher games
Polish people created witcher
Demonologist exactly
Oh i get your point 🤣
hhahaha witcher was based in Poland so that's why
@@kacperkaminski3620 witcher was MADE in poland. CD Projekt Red is based in poland.
I love this channel . a true genuine TH-cam gem
Cheese looks delicious.
It’s really special and beautiful when people in a country love and honor their tradition 💕
Hello
The secret recipe: Love.
And passion.
Bro
Hi from Poland. I am amazed about this material. Please prepare more materials about Polish heritage, which we really keep.!!!! Unfortunately year by year less people keep Oscypek tradition. There is amazing thing to prepare material. We have ships that have special mechanizm to ride on land. It is amzing when ship swims on land!!!!
* Polacy dołączyli do czatu *
Along with the succulent taste of the cheese, the view is beautiful.🤗🤗
*When you understand it without the subtitles*
_I see no God up here_
*_Other than ME_*
Every Pole after reading your comment: I AM THE GOD
Nie widzę tu żadnego boga.
*Oprócz MNIE*
every pole from tatra mountains: Xd
Samo
@Simp Patrol I see that you're a man of culture as well.
Come along brotha, its time for simp hunting
It’s my favorite cheese sense i go to Poland a lot and being from there makes it even better because I can have it all the time
That cheese is so good!
I love the Polish people. They have kept their country safe, and their traditions in tact. These are precious, and when they are lost, they are gone forever.
I will invade Poland to procure this cheese.
I will trample Ireland to uproot the most Irish potatoes.
I will cause a French Revolution to bake the finest bread.
I will descend down the Himalayan mountains to unpluck the juiciest tomatoes.
I will hunt down the majestic beasts of Australia.
I will travel to the future to harness the grill that has the power of a thousand suns.
I will track down the king of aromatic herbs of the Amazon rainforest.
I will wait for the blackest of nights.
I will make the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich.
Plz share your recipe🙏
Well that grill would pulverize your sandwich but ok
One of the most beautiful cheeses I've ever seen.
It look so delicious
it is delicios
Seems like a pretty simple yet fulfilling life they live
4:20 AM here and I'm watching a video on cheese hmm yess
good job
omg that village looks GORGEOUS
Poland can into cheese!
Yes we can!😊
Poland can't into space still
Our Polish cuisine is incredibly diverse and delicious, very often having some few centuries old tradition behind it.
I’m from Poland.. and these are delicious!❤️
Love to see a woman joining in a man’s tradition. I bet that cheese is delicious!
you guys acting like woman are disrespected these days or something if a woman hits a man its ok but if a man hits a woman he finna get executed
For sure it is.
Tamomm not quite haha, I just like to see genders dispersing in the work force. From women making traditional cheese to more men becoming nurses and teachers.
@@tamimataya5468 Relax, your Dad isn't out of prison yet the women are safe for now.
@@tamimataya5468 Who hurt you?
Im from Poland and oscypek is the best cheese in the world!
at 2:46 it turns even more cinematic! Was another camera used in that moment?
No it's just the lighting condition
I'm Polish and I visit my family in Krakow every year and when I go, I buy so much of this cheese so I can eat it for weeks when I come back home
I went to Poland and my ciocia told me how to make it and showed me
The cheese itself looks so *pretty.* The cool patterns really complete it for me and now I wanna try it so badly.