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Valdeón
Posada de Valdeón, Leon. |
The
European Commission has aproved 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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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. |
