Sirene or Sirenje (Bulgarian: сирене, pronounced [ˈsirɛnɛ]; Macedonian: сирење, pronounced [ˈsireɲe]; Serbian/Croatian: сир, sir, Albanian: djath i bardhe) or known as "white brine sirene" (Bulgarian: бяло саламурено сирене, [ˈsirɛnɛ]) is a type of brined cheese made in South-Eastern Europe, especially popular in Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and also in Israel.