Heidal cheese

{{Short description|Norwegian brunost}}

Heidal cheese ({{langx|no|heidalsost}} or simply heidal) is a Norwegian brunost.

The cheese is named after the parish of Heidal in the northern part of the Gudbrand Valley.{{cite book |last1=Hagenes |first1=Kirsti |title=Produksjon av meieriprodukter |date=1999 |publisher=Yrkesopplæring |location=Oslo |isbn=8258513109 |page=187}}{{cite news |last1=Baglo |first1=Christine |title=Gårdsgourmetene |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/reise/gardsgourmetene-1.707490 |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |work=Dagsavisen |date=April 13, 2016}} It is dark brown.{{cite web |last1=Ottesen |first1=Preben S. |title=Brunost |url=https://snl.no/brunost |website=Store norske leksikon |accessdate=June 15, 2018}} Heidal cheese is a molded cheese that was first produced at one of the many farms in Heidal. The cheese is currently produced by the Tine company{{cite web |title=Heidalsosten- kanskje verdens vakreste ost? |url=https://www.tine.no/osteriet/artikler/Heidalsosten-+verdens+vakreste+ost%3F |website=Tine |accessdate=June 15, 2018}} and by the local Heidal Cheese Factory in Heidal.{{cite news |last1=Reitan |first1=Andreas |title=Gangstad Gårdsysteri gjort stas på i Berlin |url=http://nearadio.no/index.php?page=vis_nyhet&NyhetID=18689 |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |work=Nea Radio |date=January 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615083206/http://nearadio.no/index.php?page=vis_nyhet&NyhetID=18689 |url-status=dead }}