The last cheese in my brief tour of Spanish cheeses, Murcia al Vino, is a pasteurized goat’s milk cheese. It is actually a pretty unique cheese, in that: although it is technically a washed rind cheese, its rind is formed with red wine instead of mold cultures; and, it is made with high quality goat’s […]
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Iberico: 3-milk fiesta in your mouth
Iberico (queso Iberico) is a firm Spanish cheese made from a mix of cow’s, goat’s and sheep’s milk and typically aged six to twelve months. It’s smooth from the cow’s milk, tangy from the goat’s and savory from the sheep’s, and it melts well, so it works on a cheese board and in cooking. It’s […]
Hiding in the esparto grass, it’s Manchego
This is very exciting, we are about to go on a tour of Spanish cheeses. I managed to get ahold of some Manchego, Iberico and some Murcia al Vino. Today, I am going to talk about one of Spain’s most popular cheeses, a hard sheep’s milk cheese called Manchego.