Apple Cheese

food

Heritage

Lithuanian cuisine

This thick, sweet, sliceable block of compacted fruit (made of apples boiled or cooked over a long period of time that are reduced down to a toffee-like mass) is one of autumn’s most keenly anticipated treats.

The name might be a bit of a misdirection (spoiler: it’s not actual cheese), but what this sweet snack shares with its dairy counterpart is the time it takes to prepare. This thick, sweet, sliceable block of compacted fruit (made of apples boiled or cooked over a long period of time that are reduced down to a toffee-like mass) is one of autumn’s most keenly anticipated treats. Eaten on its own, or served with thick nuggets of black bread and curd cheese, this is the one delicacy that you need to try.