candidate: Majdoule , a salty white cheese made up of thick strands of cheese braided together ( hence the name ) Shelal , a salty white cheese made up of strands of cheese woven together Surke , sorke or shanklish , a mature cheese made with spices and generally presented as balls of cheese covered in za'tar orchile powder ; most often eaten as a starter dish with tomato , oil and sometimes onion Turkomani , a soft porous cheese with a delicate flavour