Country: Portugal
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Quinta da Pena Cheese Factory, located in Carragozela (Seia), is a family-run artisanal company specializing in authentic Serra da Estrela DOP cheese. Recognized for its quality and tradition, it produces buttery cheese, cured cheese, and cottage cheese, also offering guided tours by appointment.
The Product
Serra da Estrela DOP cheese is obtained by slow draining of the curd after coagulation with thistle flower (Cynara Cardunculus, L.) from raw milk from sheep of native breeds (Bordaleira da Serra da Estrela and/or Churra Mondegueira breeds), raised in the mountains that gave it its name, with access to planted pastures. It is a cured cheese, which may have a semi-soft, buttery, yellowish-white texture or a semi-hard to extra-hard, brownish-orange texture. Serra da Estrela Cottage Cheese (Requeijão) is the product obtained from the whey resulting from the production of Serra da Estrela DOP cheese.
