The manufacturing process is long and difficult. One needs knowledge, skills, and, of course, every shepherd has its own secrets. But there is one thing in common – only men do this. They say that bryndza is like a woman: very gentle, so to prepare her, it takes a man’s hands.

Bryndza is a favorite food of the mountain inhabitants of Transcarpathia, which is an indispensable component of many traditional dishes. The most popular of them are banosh, kulesha, pies, halushky, machanka and googel. Sometimes bryndza is called the Carpathian white gold, emphasizing its spread throughout the Carpathian region.

The real business card of Transcarpathia, which gathers thousands of guests to Rakhiv and represents the customs of the region, is the festival “Hutsul bryndza”, which is dedicated to the return of shepherds with sheep flocks from the meadows. A vibrant national holiday takes place each year in the middle of September. It welcomes guests with sounds of trembits, drimbs and panpipes – traditional Hutsul musical instruments and songs, original pieces of folk art, and open-air prepared dishes of Hutsul cuisine. Here you can buy fresh bryndza, wurda, sheep cheese.

Preserving tradition of Hutsul bryndza is facilitated by the fact that this product is becoming popular both in Ukraine and abroad. This has led to an increase in its value, and on the other hand – it gives impetus to development of production. By the way, the Hutsul bryndza is a product that may soon be given a geographical indication, which proves its originality and authenticity.