Manchego cheese

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Manchego cheese is a famous Spanish sheep’s milk cheese known for its firm texture, distinctive nutty flavor, and protected designation of origin status.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Manchego cheese canonical 2
Queso Manchego 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish cheese
cheese
agingCategory curado
fresco
semicurado
viejo
aroma buttery
classification hard cheese
color pale yellow
countryOfOrigin Spain
fatContentInDryMatter at least 50 percent
flavor nutty
slightly tangy
governingBody Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Queso Manchego
hasPDOStatusSince 1984
holePattern few small eyes
legalProtectionType Denominación de Origen Protegida
madeFromMilkOf sheep
milkSourceRequirement Manchega sheep
milkTreatment usually pasteurized
milkType sheep’s milk
minimumAgingTime 30 days
originPeriod Middle Ages
pairsWith cider
red wine
sherry
PDOName Manchego cheese self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queso Manchego
productionRegionRequirement Castile-La Mancha
surface form: La Mancha region of Spain
protectedStatus PDO
regionOfOrigin La Mancha
regulatedBy European Union
rindPattern basket-weave pattern
rindType inedible
servingSuggestion served with bread
served with quince paste
servingTemperature room temperature
shape cylindrical
surfaceTreatment often coated with wax or oil
texture compact
firm
traditionalAnimalBreed Manchega sheep
typicalAgingRange 3 to 12 months
typicalDiameter 10 to 22 centimeters
typicalHeight 7 to 12 centimeters
typicalSaltiness medium
typicalUse grating cheese
table cheese
tapas
typicalWeightRange 1 to 4 kilograms

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Castile-La Mancha traditionalProduct Manchego cheese
Manchego cheese PDOName Manchego cheese self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Queso Manchego