On a small farm in Albania's southern Gjirokaster region, Basha and her husband Veiz use donkey milk to make cheese, curd or whey. For thousands of years, it has been praised for its numerous virtues.

It takes a staggering 25 litres of donkey milk to produce just one kilogram of pule cheese. The process is painstaking, requiring three daily milkings by hand due to the donkeys’ unique anatomy.

You need over 6 1/2 gallons of donkey's milk just to make 1 kilogram of cheese. That's 2 1/2 times more than what you need to make mozzarella. So, how does pule compare to other types of cheese?

And among his bogs, lakes and wetlands is a small herd of Balkan donkeys whose milk makes for some extremely pricey cheese. The donkey cheese called 'pule' is sold in small 50 gram containers at ...

Fatiko and her husband, Veiz Basha, run a small farm where they transform donkey milk into cheese, curd, and whey. According to Veiz, the process requires care and affection, as donkeys only ...

Research indicates that donkey milk can be processed into various dairy products, including cheese and infant formulas, which could enhance its market presence and accessibility[3][4]. However ...

On a small farm in Albania's southern Gjirokaster region, Basha and her husband Veiz use donkey milk to make cheese, curd or whey.

The Zasavica farm where this cheese is produced shares a name with ... and the Serbian company offers a soap bar made from donkey milk for those who can't afford a bath of the stuff."</ ...