Select language

DELICIOSO · AN LA ATLAS OF FOOD ENTRY · INGREDIENT · PUBLISHED May 8, 2026 ↘ Open in app

FEATURED ENTRY · INGREDIENT

Armenian cheeses available in LA

Jons Marketplace (including its Glendale location at 1717 W Glenoaks Blvd) has an International Service Deli that carries a large selection of imported and domestic cheeses, including “Armenian Feta” [1][2]. The deli also stocks Armenian-style salami and basturma, suggesting a general availability of Armenian specialty items, but no specific Armenian cheese varieties (chechil, motal, tel banir, lori, herbed) are listed [1].

Chechil (also called tel panir) is a brined string cheese popular in Armenia and Georgia, traditionally made from skimmed cow’s milk and often formed into braids [3]. It is sometimes referred to as “Armenian cheese” in Western countries [3]. The Wikipedia article notes that chechil is used in the traditional Armenian dish panrkhash [3].

No information is provided about Super King market or its cheese selection, nor about how Armenian cheeses are served in restaurants. The specific questions about which LA Armenian markets carry which cheeses, their domestic vs. imported status, and restaurant serving methods cannot be answered from the given sources.

Sources

  1. https://www.jonsmarketplace.com/department/international-deli
  2. https://jonsmarketplace.com/store?no=9
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechil
  4. https://armeniadiscovery.com/en/articles/types-of-armenian-cheese