Queso de La Serena

La Serena cheese

Queso de la serena is a cheese made from merino sheep milk in the comarca (district) of la serena, in extremadura, spain. the pure sheep milk is curdled using a coagulant found in the pistils of cardoon (cynara cardunculus). this ingredient lends a light bitterness to the otherwise slightly salty taste. it is aged for at least sixty days. when the cheese has a creamy consistency in the centre, it is traditionally eaten by slicing off the top and scooping out the inside with a spoon, and it is known as torta de la serena. if it is allowed to mature further it becomes harder, develops a stronger taste and is known as queso de la serena. torta de la serena differs from the torta del casar, w...

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