Mahón-Menorca DO

Geographical area




• • Spain
•   •• Islas Baleares

Type




• • hard (Less than 35% humidity)
• • firm (Over 35% humidity)
• • aged (before 15 weeks)
• • dried, old (3-6 months)
• • P.P.N.C. - pressed uncooked
• • average fat content of
• • craft
• • industrial
• • seaside

Flavour




• • salty
• • spicy, piquant, acute
• • wood
• • fruit
• • buttery

Aroma




• • sweet
• • sour
• • walnut
• • fruit
• • buttery

Use in cooking




• • cold snacks, sandwiches, canapes
• • melted cheese in hot dishes, hot snacks and garnish

The combination with alcohol




• • red local wine
• • fortified wine

Composition of cheese




• • cow's milk
• • 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

DO (Denominación de Origen) (Es). Year of registration 1985

Vegetarian

  No

Dietary product

  Partial

NUTRITIONAL VALUE

Fat in dry matter

   38 %

Statistics

14,1 -  Individual visits per month (average)
469 -  All individual visits
28 10 2016 -  Date of publication of this article