Ibores cheese

The Ibores cheese is a Spanish cheese made from unpasteurized goats’ milk in Extremadura. It has Denomination of Origin protection and is made specifically in the districts of Ibores, Villuercas, La Jara y Trujillo in the south east of the Province of Cáceres. It is a fatty cheese made exclusively from the milk of Serrana, Verata, Retinta breeds and crosses between them and only from farms registered with the regulatory council. The cheeses are flat cylindrical and measure 5-9 cm (2-3.5 inches) high and 11-15 cm (4-6 inches) across. They weigh from 600-1200 g (1-2 lbs).[1][2]

Ibores cheese

Manufacture

The milk is coagulated by a natural or some other authorised method when the milk is from 28-32°C and takes from 60–90 minutes. The curd is then cut to grains of 5-10 mm and allowed to drain. The curd is then placed in moulds and subjected to a pressure of 1-2k/cm2 for 3-8 hours. After this the cheeses are salted, either dry salt rubbed onto the outside of the cheese or the cheese is immersed in a brine bath for a maximum of 24 hours. The cheeses are then allowed to mature for a minimum of 60 days. For the cheese to be labelled ‘artesanal’ it must have matured for at least 100 days.

Flavour

Gentle to moderate aroma of goat, a characteristic taste with some slight acidity, at times a little peppery and slightly salty. Some goat flavour in the after-taste.

Rind

Smooth and not too hard with a natural colour of straw to dark ochre if it has been rubbed with pimentón or olive oil. The rind of older cheeses may be coloured by various moulds which can populate the surface, a greyish or reddish-orange if rubbed with pimentón and yellow ochre if oiled.

Texture

The cheese is ivory-white and firm. It has a buttery and moist texture and is friable but elastic. It has a few small cavities unevenly dispersed in the cheese.

Uses

It is usually eaten as a snacking cheese with wine or beer or as part of a meal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mapa.es/es/alimentacion/pags/Denominacion/queso_lacteo/queso_ibores.htm | Spanish
  2. ↑ http://www.queseros.com/category/quesos-de-espana/extremadura/ | Spanish

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.