page_title: Hirtenkäse
hierarchical_section_title: Hirtenkäse
context_page_description: Hirtenkäse, or "herder's cheese", is a distinctive cow's milk cheese made in the Allgäu area of Southern Germany.
  Traditionally, cow herders bring their cows from the Alps into Allgäu each fall in mid-September. September 18 typically "marks the official start of the Almabtrieb, or descent, a day celebrated with a festival ...." Hirtenkäse is made from the milk from these cows. It is usually aged eight months.
context_section_description: Hirtenkäse, or "herder's cheese", is a distinctive cow's milk cheese made in the Allgäu area of Southern Germany.
  Traditionally, cow herders bring their cows from the Alps into Allgäu each fall in mid-September.  September 18 typically "marks the official start of the Almabtrieb, or descent, a day celebrated with a festival ...."  Hirtenkäse is made from the milk from these cows.  It is usually aged eight months.
caption: Traditional cow herder driving home the cows. Bauer beim Heimtrieb der Kühe
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