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Zamorano

Zamorano
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  • Made from unpasteurized sheep's milk

  • Country of origin: Spain

  • Region: Castilla-Leon, Zamora

  • Type: hard

  • Fat content: 45%

  • Texture: crumbly

  • Rind: natural

  • Colour: pale yellow

  • Flavour: nutty, salty

  • Aroma: sweet

  • Vegetarian: no

  • Synonyms: Zamorano DOP

Zamorano DOP (PDO) is a famous Spanish raw sheep’s milk cheese made in the region of Castile-Leon, Zamora. This hard cheese takes almost six months to mature fully. It has a pale-yellow colour with a crumbly texture. Due to a distinctive zigzag pattern of rind and cylindrical shape, Zamorano appears similar to Castellano or Manchego.

It gets a characteristic flavour because of the small, scruffy Churra and the Castilian sheep breed. This sweet, nutty and salty cheese is served as a table cheese with White, Red, and Zinfandel wine. 

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