tibetan cheese is a food staple in tibetan cuisine. tibetan cheeses include soft cheese curds resembling cottage cheese made from buttermilk called "chura loenpa" (or" ser"). hard cheese is called "chura kampo". extra hard cheese, made from solidified yogurt, is called "chhurpi", and is also found in sikkim and nepal. another type of cheese called" shosha" or "churul", with a flavor said to resemble limburger, is made from cream and the skin of milk.