Translations:List of cheeses/58/en

Portugal

Name	Region	Description
Castelo Branco cheese (PDO)	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)	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)	Azeitão, Setúbal	Sheep's milk cheese originating from the town of Azeitão.
São Jorge (PDO)	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)	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)	Trás-os-Montes	A goat cheese from Alto Trás-os-Montes, Norte Region, PortugalPortugal.
Requeijão		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)
Santarém cheese
Serpa cheese