Queijo da Beira Baixa DOP Castelo Branco

Cured cheese with a semi-hard or semi-soft consistency, slightly yellowish, with some small holes, obtained by draining the curd after coagulation of raw milk, unripe by the action of cardoon infusion. It has a pleasant aroma and a slightly sweet milky taste. The cardoon gives it a final bitter touch.

Milk: Raw sheep milk
Maturation: 40 days
Diameter: 13 cm
Height: 6 cm
Weight: 0,9 - 1 kg