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Cheeses of Murcia
CHEESES OF MURCIA AND CHEESES OF MURCIA WITH WINE
For centuries, shepherds in the Murcia Region have produced traditional-type cheeses with goat¿s milk, which would form part of their daily diet. With time, this tradition has resulted in a limited production of high-quality mature cheeses which enjoy immense popularity among consumers; these cheeses have had their prestige acknowledged with the establishment of the Denominaciones de Origen ¿Cheese of Murcia¿ and ¿Cheese of Murcia with Wine¿. The Cheeses of Murcia are produced from whole milk from the Murciano-Granadina goat, to which calcium salts and animal rennet are added; cured cheeses also have the addition of flavouring and acidifying lactic ferments.
CHEESE OF MURCIA
Fresh: cylindrical-shaped, non-matured, fatty cheese. The practically inexistent rind is marked with the imprint of plaited esparto grass. The mass is lightly pressed and uncooked, compact when cut, soft in texture, with little salt and mild flavour, intense white colour and practically no holes.
Cured: fatty cheese with a pressed, uncooked mass. Cylindrical shape with a smooth, unmarked rind and waxen-to-ochre colour. The mass is compact when cut, with a firm texture and mild flavour, white colour, or slightly yellow in the more cured cheeses, and few and tiny holes. It is not commercialised until at least 60 days after production.
CHEESE OF MURCIA WITH WINE
Fatty cheese with a washed, pressed and uncooked mass. Cylindrical in shape. The rind is smooth, very light and has a characteristic reddish colour as a result of being soaked in red wine during maturation. The mass is compact when cut, with a creamy, elastic texture, pleasantly acid taste, little salt and mild flavour. White in colour, with few and tiny holes. It is not commercialised until at least 45 days after production ¿ 30 days in the case of small cheeses.
CONSEJO REGULADOR PROVISIONAL DE LAS DD.OO."QUESO DE MURCIA"Y "QUESO DE MURCIA AL VINO"
Avenida de Levante, 53, entlo, 9. Edificio Géminis
30520 Jumilla
Tel. 968 783 804
Fax 968 783 796
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