Jihočeská Zlatá Niva is a blue cheese made in the South Bohemia region in the Czech Republic from processed cow's milk from the region. Zlatá Niva is a round cheese with a washed rind with blue or green mould on the semi-waxy, creamy or light brown exterior.
On the interior, the cheese is creamy white to pale yellow in colour with blue to green mould dispersed throughout the body, along with visible needle prickings due to the Penicillium roqueforti treatment. Its texture is pasty and lighter than that of its cousin, Jihočeská Niva.
The flavour and scent are salty, aromatic, intense and pungent, characteristic of blue cheeses that have been cultured with Penicillium mould. The weigh of the final product is around 2,8 kilogrammes and is always sold in its original wheel-shape.
Although it is not as popular as its cousin, Jihočeská Niva, the sales have held steady since 2004.
