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May 11, 2005
Aged Manchego
The first sheep milk cheese since starting this learning about cheese endeavor. It made me slightly nostalgic for oszczypek made in the mountain ranges in the South of Poland (relatively near Krakow, where I was born). Unfortunately, I have to keep my oszczypek eating until next year when I visit Poland. It is made from unpasteurized milk, and, therefore not available in the U.S.
Ok, so manchego, aged - not a bad cheese. It is a pressed cheese from Spain made from raw sheep's milk using only the milk of La Manchega sheep. It is aged over a year and ends up being creamy with a little big of tang to it. It would probably be delicious with dried fruit, like figs. However, it's not extremely remarkable - that is, you can use it in bigger amounts than other, more adventurous cheeses. I feel that this un-remarkableness (is that a word, even?) makes it pretty good for sandwiches. Yes, I could go for an aged manchego sandwich for lunch today...
Posted by maggie at May 11, 2005 10:24 AM