Food: Manchego [edit]

Other Names:Manchego Cheese, Queso Manchego, マンチェゴ (Japanese), مانشيجو (Arabic), Манчего (Russian), Манчі (Ukrainian), Манцхего (Se... All Translations
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Manchego is a sheep's milk cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain. Manchego is aged for three months or longer, and is semi-firm with a rich golden color and small holes. It ranges from mild to sharp, depending on how long it is aged.

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[edit] About Manchego

Manchego is the best known and most widely available of the Spanish cheeses. It is a firm-textured sheep's milk cheese, normally aged one to three years. The longer it ages the dryer and firmer it becomes. Manchego has a mild somewhat salty flavor.