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{{Short description|Chinese goat cheese}}
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[[File:Rubing Goats Cheese of Yunnan China.jpg|thumb|Fried ''rubing'' (乳饼) goat's cheese in Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南), China.]]
'''Rubing''' ({{zh|s=[[wikt:乳饼|乳饼]]|t=[[wikt:乳餅|乳餅]]|p=rǔbǐng}}) is a firm, acid-set, non-melting, fresh [[goat milk]] [[farmer cheese]] made in the [[Yunnan|Yunnan Province]] of [[China]] by people of the [[Bai people|Bai]] and [[Sani people|Sani]] (recognized as a branch of the [[Yi people|Yi]] in China) minorities.<ref name=Allen>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ethnorema.it/pdf/numero%201/BRYAN%20ALLEN%20and%20SILVIA%20ALLEN.pdf |title=Mozzarella of the East: Cheese-making and Bai culture |access-date=2008-02-05 |archive-date=2017-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202045840/http://www.ethnorema.it/pdf/numero%201/BRYAN%20ALLEN%20and%20SILVIA%20ALLEN.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its Bai name is ''youdbap'', meaning "goat's milk".<ref name=Allen />

==Production==
Rubing is made by mixing heated goat's milk and a [[acidity regulator|souring agent]], traditionally a mixture called ''năiténg'' (奶藤; lit. 'milk vine') made from a cultivated [[vine]].<ref name=Allen /> Rubing is a staple of the Bai and Yi ethnic minorities’ cuisines and is celebrated as one of Yunnan’s most distinctive dairy products. 

==Preparation and serving==
Rubing is most often [[steaming|steamed]] with local ham or salt beef, or sometimes served [[pan frying|pan fried]] with salt and chilli. It may also be [[stir frying|stir fried]] with vegetables (typically a mix of [[broccoli]] and [[carrot]]), in a similar manner to how other mainland Chinese rural cuisine tends to stir-fry harder forms of [[tofu]].<sup>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/linkhins/27873597/ photo]</sup> It is also pan fried and served with alternative flavourings such as dry chilli powder, salt, and [[Sichuan mala|Sichuan pepper]] powder.

==Relationship to other cheeses==
Rubing is roughly similar to [[paneer]] and [[queso blanco]], but with the aroma of fresh goat's milk. Its flavour profile is also comparable to [[Halloumi]], sharing a similar flavour characteristic, mild saltiness, slightly tangy notes, ability to be grilled without melting.

==See also==
*[[Yunnan cuisine]]
*[[Rushan (cheese)]]
* [[List of goat milk cheeses]]

==References==
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