Translations:List of cheeses/58/en
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Portugal
| Name | Image | Region | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelo Branco cheese (PDO) |
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Beira Baixa | a cheese named after the city of the same name in Portugal, the main city of the [[:en:District of Castelo Branco | district]] where it is produced. The cheese is made from milk produced by either a goat or a ewe, and has a soft texture. |
| Queijo de Nisa (PDO) |
|
Alto Alentejo | a semi-hard sheep's milk cheese from the municipality of Nisa. It is created from raw milk, which is coagulated, then curdled using an infusion of thistle. | |
| Queijo do Pico (PDO) |
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Azores | Originating from the island of Pico, this cured cheese is produced in cylindrical formats from cow milk It is considered a fatty cheese and the ripening of the cheese forms a yellow exterior irregular crust and yellowish-white, soft and pasty interior. Pico cheese has a salty taste and a, characteristically, intense aroma. | |
| Queijo de Azeitão (PDO) | 
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Azeitão, Setúbal | Sheep's milk cheese originating from the town of Azeitão. | |
| São Jorge (PDO) |
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Azores | Produced in the São Jorge Island, this is a hard/semi-hard cheese made from unpasteurised cow's milk, and the pâte has small eyes. | |
| Serra da Estrela (PDO) |
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Serra da Estrela | Produced in a mountainous region this cheeses is made from sheep's milk, mostly during the months of November to March. The texture of the paste varies depending on its age, from a very soft semi-liquid when young, to a soft but sliceable solid when older. It is a cured cheese created by artisanal producers with a white or slightly yellow color and a uniform creamy consistency with at most a few small holes in it. | |
| Trás-os-Montes (PDO) |
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Trás-os-Montes | A goat cheese from Alto Trás-os-Montes, Norte Region, PortugalPortugal. | |
| Requeijão | 
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A milk-derived product produced in Portugal, it is sometimes called requesón (the Spanish word for ricotta) in English-speaking countries. It is a loose, ricotta-like cheese used to make cheese spreads. | ||
| Saloio (Brand) |
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| Santarém cheese | ||||
| Serpa cheese |