manchego cheese

Manchego (, ) is a cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain from the milk of sheep of the Manchega breed. It is aged between 60 days and 2 years.

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Cheese.name: Manchego
Cheese.image: Queso Manchego. Inauguración del 38º Salón Gourmets (cropped).jpg
Cheese.country: Spain
Cheese.region: La Mancha
Cheese.source: Ewes
Cheese.texture: Firm and compact
Cheese.fat: 6.5% min
Cheese.protein: 4.5% min
Cheese.dimensions: max height max diameter
Cheese.weight: min , max
Cheese.aging: min 30 days, max 2 years
Cheese.certification: PDO

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Manchego (, ) is a cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain from the milk of sheep of the Manchega breed. It is aged between 60 days and 2 years.

Manchego has a firm and compact consistency and a buttery texture, often containing small, unevenly distributed air pockets. The colour of the cheese varies from white to ivory-yellow, and the inedible rind from yellow to brownish-beige. The cheese has a distinctive flavour, well developed but not too strong, creamy with a slight piquancy, and leaves an aftertaste that is characteristic of sheep's milk.