Queijo de Évora DOP

Geographical area




• • Portugal

Type




• • firm (Over 35% humidity)
• • semi-firm (Over 45% humidity)
• • semi-mature (5 weeks)
• • aged (before 15 weeks)
• • double fat

Flavour




• • salty
• • sour
• • fruit

Aroma




• • weak

Use in cooking




• • salad greens
• • vegetable salad
• • cheese with fresh fruit and nuts
• • cheese plate
• • cold snacks, sandwiches, canapes

The combination with alcohol




• • white local wine
• • red wine
• • red local wine

Composition of cheese




• • sheep milk
• • rennet of animal origin

Certification

PDO (Protected Designation of Origin)(ES). Protected designation of origińe (PDO) stands for a product for which the principal steps for production are done following a well-established technique within the same geographical area, which gives the product its characteristics. Year of registration 1996

Vegetarian

  No

Dietary product

  No

NUTRITIONAL VALUE

The dry residue

   44 %

Humidity

   49 %

Statistics

4,8 -  Individual visits per month (average)
148 -  All individual visits
03 10 2016 -  Date of publication of this article