CURED CAÑAREJAL I.G.P. QUESO CASTELLANO

• Exhibitor: CAÑAREJAL
• Brand name: Cañarejal
• Sector: PASTA DURA

It is a sheep's cheese made with freshly milked raw milk and pampered for months. It is within the I.G.P. Castilian Cheese. The rind is treated with oil, which gives an unmistakable light brown color, when cut the straw yellow color, uniform from the rind to the center of the cheese, does not leave a ring around the rind, has a firm but melting texture in the mouth, maintaining the freshness of a young cheese until consumption, elegant flavor, does not distort the palate, reminiscent of sheep in its origin. In the mouth it leaves long flavors of dried fruits, the aroma reminds us of the aromatic plants of our pastures, made with lamb rennet, it is matured for 3 months or more.

In 1996, the Santos family, with a farming and livestock tradition, launched the CAÑAREJAL Cheese factory. Since then it has specialized in the manufacture of Artisan Raw Milk Sheep Cheese, controlling the entire process exhaustively. From the care and feeding of the Own Flock of 2,000 sheep through milking and finally the production of cheeses.

 

Located in the Riberas de Castronuño Natural Park (Valladolid).