CHEESE
OTHER CHEESE
CODE:
1151520002
MAKERS:
SOC. COOP. QUESERA de EL HIERRO
FAMILY:
Smoked
QUALITY MARK:
Artisanal
COUNTRY:
España
REGION:
Canarias
MILK:
Mixed
TREATMENT:
Pasteurised milk
RIPENING:
Young
INTENSITY:
Mild to medium
WEIGHT: 3 kg
UNITS X BOX: 3
FAT IN 100G OF CHEESE: 30 g
Other cheese
From the island of El Hierro, at the most atlantic end of the Canary Islands, a young, creamy and smooth smoked cheese.
HISTORY
The island of El Hierro, in the extreme southwest of the Canaries in the Atlantic Ocean, is the most uninhabited and wild island of the archipelago. All the farmers of El Hierro are dedicated to producing a fresh goat’s cheese to make the island’s famous quesadillas (goat’s cheese cakes) for local consumption. But dairy surpluses are collected by a cooperative cheese society, launched in March 1985, to make Herreño Tierno Y Ahumado, a mixed milk young cheese softly smoked with tabaiba (a weed from the island).
TASTING NOTES
Very smooth and creamy with an smoky touch, it pairs very well with sweet white wines or with local Canary Islands wines.
