Fynbo

For the shrubland in South Africa, see fynbos.

Fynbo is a semi-hard Danish cheese named after the inhabitants of the island of Fyn.^[1][2]

Fynbo
Country of origin	Denmark
Source of milk	cow
Pasteurized	yes
Texture	semi-hard
Fat content	34%
Weight	2 kg
Named after	Funen

Fynbo cheese has a flavor of buckwheat and is processed with a combination of mesophilic and thermophilic bacterial cultures. Experiments with secondary proteolysis of Fynbo have helped to identify an important peptide produced during cheese ripening, αs1-casein (f1-23).^[3]

In popular culture

Fynbo cheese was mentioned in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch.

See also

• List of cheeses