Castelo Branco cheese

This article is about the Portuguese cheese. For other uses, see Presidente Castelo Branco (disambiguation).
Castelo Branco
Other names Queijo de Castelo Branco
Country of origin Portugal
Source of milk Goats, ewes
Texture Semi-Soft
Certification PDO 1996

Castelo Branco (Portuguese: Queijo de Castelo Branco) is a cheese named after the city of the same name in Portugal, the main city of the district where it is produced.

Since 1996 Castelo Branco cheese has had a Protected designation of origin (PDO), being one of the three Beira Baixa cheeses (PDO) (Portuguese: Queijos da Beira Baixa DOP).[1][2]

The cheese is made from milk produced by either a goat or a ewe, and has a soft texture. Typically, the cheese takes 40 days to mature when made with goat's milk, and 50 days when made with ewe's milk. The fat content is around 45% and the cheese is usually a close-to-white colour.

See also

Cheeses sometimes also known as Castelo Branco cheese:

References

  1. Queijo de Castelo Branco in the DOOR Data Base of the European Union. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  2. Queijos da Beira Baixa in the DOOR database of the European Union. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  3. Queijo Amarelo da Beira Baixa in the DOOR database of the European Union. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  4. Queijo Picante da Beira Baixa in the DOOR database of the European Union. Retrieved 2014-03-16.


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