Translations:List of cheeses/95/en
Brazil
Name | Image | Region | Description |
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Catupiry | ![]() |
A soft, mild-tasting cheese that can be spread over toasts, crackers and bread buns or used in cooking. Because of its low level of acidity, catupiry has become an ingredient in various dishes. It is one of the most popular "requeijão" (creamy cheese) brands in Brazil. | |
Minas | Comes in four varieties, named queijos-de-minas frescal (fresh), meia-cura (half-aged) and curado (aged). A fourth variety, branded queijo padrão ("standard" cheese) has been developed more recently and can be found in nearly all supermarkets and grocery stores in Brazil. | ||
Queijo coalho | ![]() |
A firm but very lightweight cheese produced in Northeastern Brazil | |
Queijo de Colônia | ![]() |
or Colony cheese. | |
Queijo Meia Cura | |||
Queijo Canastra | ![]() |
Made from raw cow's milk and has a mildly spicy, full bodied flavor | |
Queijo Cobocó | |||
Queijo-do-Reino | |||
Queijo do Serro | |||
Queijo Manteiga | |||
Queijo prato | A Brazilian soft cheese, similar to the Danish cheese danbo | ||
Requeijão | ![]() |
In Brazil, Requeijão is a type of cream cheese white in color (but not similar to the American notion of cream cheese, and may be better understood as "creamy cheese"). It has a mild taste and its consistency can vary from creamy solid to liquid. |