Chechil is one of the cheeses produced in the Armenian Highlands and is also called '' husats '' or '' tel '' . It is a kneaded or pulled cheese , and the art of the cheese-maker is in stretching it thin so that it yields a " chicken-breast texture " . The cheese is often sold braided in thick ropes . Curd is given a hot whey bath , than kneaded and stretched to the desirable , pliable consistency . In the Western world , '' chechil panir '' is often called Armenian or Syrian cheese . Armenian refugees who settled in Syria after the Armenian Genocide of 1915 introduced it in the country . In Turkey , checil is called çeçil or tel peyniri , and is widely popular being specifically produced in Erzurum and in Ardahan . In Russia , it is very popular as a pairing to beer in bars
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Chechil