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1 - Cabrales
(D.O.) |
Aged cheese, from semi-cured
to cured, made from whole unpasteurized cow´s, goat´s
and sheep´s milk, depending on the season. |
| 2 - Ahumado de Aliva Liebana Cantabria |
Also called Queso de los Puertos de Aliva. Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured, made from mixed cow´s, goat´s and sheep´s milk . | |
| 3 - Pido Liebana Cantabria |
Mainly fresh but acidified, or also aged from soft to semi-cured. Made mostly with cow´s milk, to which goat or sheep´s milk may be added. | |
| 4 - Picón (D.O.) Liebana Cantabria |
Also known as Queso de los
Picos de Europa. Aged for at least 3 months, cured,
made of a mixture of unpasteurized cow´s, goat´s and
sheep´s milk. Cylindrical in shape, with a course rind,
and a weight of 3 to 8 lb. (1.5 to 4 Kg.) It has a fat
content between 45 - 50%.These are artisanal cheeses limited in production, aged in natural caves in the Picos de Europa in northern Spain. Denomination of Origin Protected. (D.O.P.) More Information about Queso Picón |
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| 5 - Quesucos de Liebana
(D.O.) Liebana Cantabria |
Fresh cheese or aged and soft,
produced mainly with cow´s milk, although sometimes
mixed with sheep´s and goat´s milk. Cylindrical in
shape, smoked or with a natural rind, it weighs about 1
lb. (500g.) It has a fat content bewteen 45-50%. The
unsmoked cheese has a smooth and buttery flavor, while
the smoked variety has a more acidic and cured flavor.Each farmhouse in the Liebana area produces artisanal cheeses of various types. Denomination of Origin Protected. More Information about Quesucos de Liébana |
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| 6 - Cantabria (D.O.) Cantabria |
Also called Queso de Nata
or Cantabrian Cream Cheese. Aged cheese from
soft to semi-cured to cured, made from pasteurized cow´s
milk. Aged for a minimum of 15 days and weighing from 1
to 6 lb. (0.5 a 3 Kg.) With a fat content of 45%, it has
a smooth flavor, ranging from sweet and slightly acidic
to buttery.Its origins come from the Cisterciense Monastery of Cobreces, where the traditional artisanal production continues today, as it does in many family-owned cheese factories in Cantabria. Denomination of Origin Protected More Information about Queso de Cantabria |
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| 7 -Idiazábal (D.O.) País Vasco y Noroeste de Navarra |
Aged cheese, from semi-cured
to cured, made exclusively from whole raw sheep´s milk. |
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| 8 - Roncal (D.O.) Valle del Roncal Navarra |
Also Queso del Valle del
Roncal. Aged for at least 4 months, and cured, made
from sheep´s milk from Laxta or Aragonese breeds. The
weight varies from 2 to 6 lb. (1 to 3 Kg.), and has a fat
content 40-50%. The traditional artisanal production is
passed down from one generation to the next. Today there
is an important industry and several artisanal cheese
factories which maintain the traditional style.Denomination of Origin Protected (D.O.P.).
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| 9 - Mahón(D.O.) Menorca |
Also known as Menorquín
Cheese. Fresh to very cured cheese, depending on the
state of aging, made from raw or pasteurized cow´s milk. |
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10 - Manchego
(D.O.) |
Aged cheese, semi-cured to
cured, made exclusively with raw or pasteurized sheep´s
milk. |
| 11 - Tetilla (D.O.) Galicia |
Also Called Queso de
Perilla, or Queso de Teta, Queso de
Teta de Vaca or Queso Gallego de Teta.
Aged, from soft to semi-cured, made with cow´s milk. |
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| 12 - Arzúa La Coruña y Lugo |
Also called Queso de Ulloa, de Ulla, de Patela, or Queixo do País or Queso Gallego. Aged, from soft to semi-cured, made from cow´s milk. | |
| 13 - San Simón Villalva Lugo |
Also Known as Queso de San Simón de la Cuesta. The smaller sized cheeses are called Bufones (dunce caps). Aged, from soft to semi-cured, made from cow´s milk and smoked superficially. | |
| 14 - Cebreiro Puertos del Cebreiro Lugo |
Also called Queso Cebrero. Aged cheese, from soft to cured, made mainly from cow´s milk. | |
| 15 - Genestoso Genestoso Asturias |
Or Queso Xenestoso. Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured, made mainly from cow´s milk | |
| 16 -Afuega´l Pitu Cuencas del Nalón y del Narcea Asturias |
Fresh or aged cheese, soft to semi-cured, made from cow´s milk. | |
| 17 - La Peral La Peral Asturias |
Also Queso Azul Asturiano. (Asturian Blue Cheese) Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured, made from whole pasteurized cow´s milk | |
| 18 - Urbies Urbies Aturias |
Also called Queso de Vejiga, Queso de Odre, Queso de Madera, Queso de la Fuente o Queso Picón de Urbiés. Fermented and aged cheese, made from cow´s milk. | |
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19 - Casín |
Aged, cured cheese. |
| 20 - Beyos Concejos de Amieva y de Ponga Asturias |
Also Queso de los Beyos or Beyusco. Aged cheese, from fresh to semi-cured, made from either cow´s or goat´s milk, but not a mixture | |
| 21 - Gamonedo Concejos de Cangas de Onis y de Onis Asturias |
Also called Quesu Gamonéu. Aged, cured cheese. | |
| 22 - Porrua Concejo de LLanes Asturias |
Also called Queso de Llanes o Queso Cuayau. Mainly fresh or soft, made from cow´s or sheep´s milk, or a mixture of the two. | |
| 23 - Vidiago Concejode LLanes Asturias |
Aged soft cheese, made from cow´s milk. | |
| 24 - Peñamellera Concejo de Peñamellera Alta Asturias |
Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured, made from a mixture of cow´s, goat´s and sheep´s milk, depending on the season. | |
| 25 -Buelles Buelles y Peñamellera Baja Asturias |
Aged and semi-cured, made from goat´s milk. | |
| 26 - Pasiego Valle del Pas Cantabria |
Also known as Queso de las Garmillas. Fresh cheese, slightly aged, made from cow´s milk. | |
| 27 - Gatzazarra País Vasco |
In Basque, Queso Viejo. Aged and fermented cheese, made from fresh cheese curd from aged sheep´s cheese. | |
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28 - Babia y
Laciana |
Fresh cheese or aged, from soft to semi-cured, artisanal in production, made from whole raw goat´s milk |
| 29 - Valdeteja Valdeteja León |
Aged cheese, from soft to cured (aged for a minimum of one month) made from whole unpasteurized goat´s milk. Artisanal production. | |
| 30 - La Armada La Armada León |
Four varieties: Armada, Sobao, de Mortera y Quemón. Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured, pressed, and ocasionally with traces of mold in the rind and interior. Of artisanal production, made with whole unpasteurized milk. | |
| 31 - León Oseja de Sajambre León |
Also called Queso de Vaca de León, Queso de Sajambre o Queso de Oseja de Sajambre. Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured, made from cow´s milk. | |
| 32 - La Bureba Burgos |
Also called Queso de los Altos. Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured, made from sheep´s milk. | |
| 33 - Ansó-Hecho Valles de Ansó y de Hecho Huesca |
Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured. | |
| 34 -Valle de Arán Valle de Arán Lérida |
O Formatge de la Vall d´Aran. Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured, made from whole cow´s milk | |
| 35 - Benasque Valle de Benasque Huesca |
Also called Queso del Valle de Benasque. Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured, made from whole raw cow´s milk. | |
| 36 - Serrat Pirineo Catalán |
Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured, made from sheep´s milk. | |
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37 - Tupi |
Cheese fermented for at least two months, from curd or cheese from sheeps milk. |
| 38 - Villalón Tierra de Campos Castilla y León |
Also Pata de Mulo or Queso de Encella. Fresh or aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured, of dried paste, slightly pressed and uncooked. Made with pasteurized cows`, sheeps` or mixed milks. | |
| 39 - Burgos Burgos |
Fresh cheese (although it can also be left to age) made with cows` or sheeps` milks. | |
| 40 - Camerano Sierra de los Cameros La Rioja |
Also called Queso de los Cameros. Fresh cheese, slightly aired, made with goats´ milk. | |
| 41 - Montsec Sierra del Montsec Lérida |
Also Queso del Montsec, o Queso de clúa. An also Formatge Cendrat, (from its ash color). Aged, semi-cured cheese, made with unpasteurized whole goats´milk. | |
| 42 - La Selva La Selva Gerona |
Aged soft cheese made with pasteurized cows´milk. | |
| 43-Zamorano Zamora |
Cured cheese, aged with
different levels of aging, made with sheeps´ milk. |
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| 44 - Castellano Castilla y León |
Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured, made with sheeps´ milk. | |
| 45 - Garrotxa Cataluña |
Also called Queso de la Garrotxa o Formatge Pell Florida. Soft aged cheese, made with goats´ milk. | |
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46 - Mató |
Unsalted fresh cheese, made with pasteurized milk, from cow, sheep or mixed. |
| 47 - Tronchón Maestrazgo Castellón y Teruel |
Aged cheese, from soft to cured, made with goats´, sheeps´milk, or mixed. | |
| 48 - Albarracín Sierra de Albarracín Teruel |
Also called Queso de la Sierra de Albarracín. Fresh or aged, semi-cured, made with goats´ milk. | |
| 49 - Gata-Hurdes Sierra de Gata y las Hurdes Cáceres |
Also known as Queso de la Sierra de Gata and Queso de las Hurdes. Aged cheese, from soft to cured, made with milk from goat mostly of retinta breed.. | |
| 50 - La Vera La Vera Cáceres |
Fresh or aged cheese, from aired to semi-cured, made with whole milk, of verata breed goats. | |
| 51 - Tietar Valle del Tietar Avila |
Also Queso del Valle de Tietar. Frhes or aged cheese, from soft to semicured, made with goats´ milk. | |
| 52-Acehuche Vegas de Coria Cáceres |
Aged cheese, from aired to semi-cured, made with goats´ milk. | |
| 53 - Cassoleta Valencia y Castellón |
Also called Formatge de Cassoleta, Saladito Valenciano, or also Queso de Puçol o Queso de Burriana. Fresh cheese, made qith goats´, sheeps´ milk or the mix of both. | |
| 54 - Torta del Casar Casar de Cáceres |
Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured, made with unpasteurized raw milk. | |
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55 - Ibores |
Aged cheese, from aired to
semi-cured, made with whole milk, mainly from retinta
breed goats.
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| 56 - Oropesa La Estrella y Oropesa Toledo |
Aged cheese, from aired to semi-cured, made with unpasteurized whole milk, mostly from talaverana breed sheeps. | |
| 57 - Cáceres Comarca de Cáceres |
Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured.. | |
| 58 - Mallorquín Mallorca |
Also called Queso de Mallorca; aged, from soft to cured. | |
| 59 - La Siberia La Siberia Badajoz |
Also Queso Castilblanco. Aged cheese, from aired to cured, made with goats´ milk. | |
| 60 - La Serena (D.O.) La Serena Badajoz |
Cheese aged for at least 8
weeks, from soft to semi-cured, made with unpasteurized
whole milk, from merina breed sheep. Weights around 1Kg
(2 lb.), with around 50% of fat content. Easy to spread,
with a creamy taste.This is a cheese made almost always in an artisanal way, of a very small production, therefore very searched, difficult to find and expensive. Produced mostly in winter and spring.
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| 61- Quesailla Albuquerque y Olivenza Badajoz |
Also called Merendera or Pestoso. Aged cheese, from aired to cured, made with goats´ milk. | |
| 62 - Pedroches Valle de los Pedroches Córdoba |
Also called Queso del Valle de los Pedroches. Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured, made with sheeps´ milk. | |
| 63 - Servilleta La Costera del Ranés, Valencia y Alto Vinalopo, Alicante |
Also known as Formatge de Tovalló. Fresh and soft cheese, cured for a short time, and a pressed uncooked paste. Made with pasteurized milk, from goat, sheep or the mix of both. | |
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64 - La Nucía |
Also called Queso de Pastel. Fresh, made originally with goats´ , sheps´ milk, or the mix of both, partially skim. |
| 65 - Alicante Alicante |
Also called Queso de Cabra de Alicante or Formatge Blanquet. Fresh cheese, slightly aired, made with goats´milk. | |
| 66 - Aracena Serranía de Huelva |
Also known Queso de la Sierra de Hueva, o Queso de Andévalo. Also Sudado, Picón, or Queso Añejo de Cabra. Aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured. | |
| 67 - Sierra Morena Sierra Morena Andalucía |
Also called Queso de la Sierra Norte de Sevilla; fresh or aged, made only with goats´ milk. | |
| 68 - De Murcia Murcia |
Also called Queso fresco de Murcia. Fresh cheese. made with pasteurized milk. | |
| 69 - De Murcia al Vino Murcia |
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70- La Calahorra El Sened y Guadix Granada |
Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured, made mostly with sheeps´milk, although goats´ milk or the mix of both can also be used. |
| 71 - Alhama de Granada Alhama de Granada |
Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured. | |
| 72 - Serranías de Málaga Serranías de Málaga |
Also called Queso de Málaga or Queso de Ronda. Fresh and soft, made with goats´ milk. | |
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73 - Grazalema |
Also Queso de la Sierra de Grazalema. Aged cheese, from semi-cured to cured, made with sheeps´ milk only, or mixed with some goats´ milk. |
| 74 - Cádiz Serranía de Cádiz |
Also known as Queso de las Serranías de Cádiz. From fresh to soft, made only with goats´ milk. | |
| 75 - Conejero Lanzarote Islas Canarias |
Also called Queso de Lanzarote. Fresh or aged cheese, from soft to semi-cured made with goats´ milk. | |
| 76 - Palmero La Palma Islas Canarias |
Aged cheese, from aired to
semi-cured, made with unpasteurized whole goats´ milk. Web: http://www.quesopalmero.es Email: quesopalmero@quesopalmero.es |
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| 77 - Majorero Fuerteventura Islas Canarias |
Also called Queso de
Fuerteventura. Aged cheese, from aired to very
cured. Made with gaots´ milk. |
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| 78 - Tenerife Tenerife Islas Canarias |
Also called Queso Fresco de Tenerife. Fresh or aired, made mostly with unpasteurized whole goats´ milk, and optionally mixed with cows´or sheeps´milk. | |
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79- La Gomera La Gomera Islas Canarias |
Also called Queso Curado de la Gomera. Aged, from cured to very cured, made with a mix of goats´ and sheeps´milk. |
| 80 - Flor de Guía Altos de Guía y de Galdar Islas Canarias |
Also known as Queso de Media Flor, if the coagulant is a mix of vegetable and goats curd. Aged, aired or soft, made with a mix of cows´and sheeps´milks. | |
| 81 - Herreño Hierro |
Also called Queso de Hierro. Fresh cheese or aged, from aired to semi-cured. | |
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82 -
Valdeón
Posada de Valdeón, Leon. |
The
European Commission has aprved the new Protected Geographic
Denomination
Queso de Valdeón. It's a fatty, pasty blue cheese, made with
cow's milk or a mix of cow and goat's milk. In can be found as a whole
cheese or as a creamy shake. It is produce in the Picos de Europa
area, particularly in the village of Posada de Valdeón (northeast of
the Leon province, just south of Asturias).
It's a rich and creamy cheese, milder that orher blues from the area, with an excellent sweetness and tang and a nice earthiness at the ending. It's usually presented wrapped in chestnut leaves. It is a popular cheese, often used in salads or salad dressings. |
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83 -
L'Alt Urgell y la Cerdanya L'Alt Urgell y la Cerdanya, Lleida |
Cheese
elaborated with pasteurized whole milk fron frisona cows. Soft and
creamy texture, sweet and fulfilling aroma. Soft but full flavor nice
and with character. Elaborated in the towships of L'Alt Urgell and la
Cerdanya, in the eastern Pyrenees.Click Here or in the D.O. logo to see the full page of the Cheese L'Alt Urgell y laCerdanya. |