Another popular cheese common in Turkey and Greece is called "taze kaşar" (tah-ZEH' kah-SHAR'), which means "fresh" kaşar, or kashar cheese that hasn't been aged. Fresh kashar is a smooth, firm, light yellow cheese made from cow's milk. It's a very versatile cheese good for slicing, melting, grating or eating straight up.

It most often accompanies white cheese at breakfast. It's also used on pizzas, in sandwiches and salads and as the main ingredient in Turkey's classic comfort food "tost" (TOAST'). In English, it's called a grilled cheese sandwich.

The classic shape of fresh kashar is a round, flat wheel. It's also produced in long rectangular blocks that yield square slices just the right size for bread for "tost" and sandwiches.