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Cheese profile
- MildBold
- SoftFirm
- HomebodyExplorer
- SoloFondue crowd
- ClassicWild
The real cheese facts
- Origin
- Swiss cheese dairies
- Milk
- Whey and/or buttermilk
- Type
- Fresh whey cheese, skimmed off after 15 minutes
Source: api.swissmilk.ch · Last checked 28.10.2026
Taste and texture
Fresh and mild, a close cousin of Italian ricotta.
How to eat it
Spread it on bread, use it in desserts or bake with it.
Did you know?
It is quick to make. Whey or buttermilk is heated and soured with lactic or acetic acid, the proteins clump together and rise, and after just 15 minutes the Ziger can be skimmed off.
Ziger or Schabziger?
Ziger is a fresh whey cheese, skimmed off after about 15 minutes. Schabziger from Glarus uses Ziger as its base, mixes it with Schabziger clover and shapes it into a cone.
More about Schabziger →How to keep it
Keep it closed in the fridge and eat it within a few days of opening.
Questions about Ziger
Where can I buy Ziger?
Some cheese dairies sell it directly.
What is Ziger made from?
From whey left over from cheesemaking and/or buttermilk.