Cubes of Adyghe cheese fried in butter, then bound with beaten egg into a soft, golden skillet dish; served hot with sour cream.
Fried Adyghe Cheese with Egg
Ingredients
Method
- Fry the onion in butter until soft (skip for a plain version).
- Add the cheese cubes and fry until they colour lightly.
- Beat the eggs with a little salt and red pepper.
- Pour the egg over the cheese and stir gently until just set.
- Serve hot from the pan, scattered with herbs.
- Top with a spoon of sour cream.
Take it off the heat while the egg is still soft: it keeps cooking on the plate.
This is the recipe from the Recipes section of the Circassian app, where you can also scale it and save it to your favourites.
Kitchen words in Circassian
The words for what is in this dish, in Kabardian (East Circassian) and Adyghe (West Circassian), with audio from the Circassian app’s lessons and audio course.
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | кхъуейqkhwey | къуаеqwae |
| butter | тхъуцынэtkhwutsyne | тхъуtkhu |
| salt | шыгъуshyghu | щыгъуshchəghu |
| food | шхынshkhyn | шхыныshkhənə |
| delicious | IэфI'ef' | IэшIу'eshIu |
| This is delicious! | Мыр IэфIщ!Myr 'ef'shch! | Мыр IэшIу!Myr 'esh'u! |
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Fried Adyghe Cheese with Egg: questions
How long does it take to make Fried Adyghe Cheese with Egg?
About 20 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Fried Adyghe Cheese with Egg recipe serve?
It serves 3. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Fried Adyghe Cheese with Egg made of?
The ingredients are: 400 g Adyghe cheese, cubed; 3 eggs; 2 tbsp butter; 1 onion, chopped (optional); salt and red pepper; sour cream, to serve; herbs, to garnish.
Is Fried Adyghe Cheese with Egg an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as an everyday dish (Cheese & Dairy).
Where does this Fried Adyghe Cheese with Egg recipe come from?
From the Recipes section of the Circassian app. The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
Sources
- Circassian app, Recipes section, recipe “Fried Adyghe Cheese with Egg” (recipe data last changed July 2026). The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
- Circassian app: audio course, Kabardian and Adyghe (the kitchen words: cheese, meat, milk, bread, tea, water, food, delicious), and the lessons’ vocabulary (chicken, salt, butter, honey).
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