Spanish Traditional Quesos
Description
Cheeses from Spain have recently gained popularity on the international market; with one particular cheese becoming very well known. In this episode, host Will Studd travels to the land of Don Quixote to learn about a rich sheep's milk cheese called Manchego. He then visits a cheese fair in the medieval city of Trujillo to savor another sheep's milk cheese, Queso de la Serena which is set with thistles. Finally, Will drives to the magnificent Picos Europa Mountains for a look at cave-ripened Cabrales and Valdeon cheeses.
Runtime
26 min
Series
Subjects
- Gastronomy (84)
- Food industry and trade (258)
- Cheesemaking (35)
- Cheese (7)
- Food (360)
- Food service (145)
- Artificial foods industry (89)
- Europe (17)
- Economic geography (159)
- Natural foods (61)
- Manchego cheese (1)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2005
Database
Films on Demand
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