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Home » Dairy » Cheese » Semi-Firm Cheeses » Manchego Cheese (Mexican)

Manchego Cheese (Mexican)

Mexican Manchego Cheese

Mexican Manchego Cheese. Thelmadatter / wikimedia / 2010 / CC BY-SA 3.0

This is a Mexican industrial version of the Spanish Manchego Cheese.

It is a rindless golden-yellow, semi-firm cheese with a slightly nutty taste.

Unlike the Spanish version, which is made using sheep’s milk, the Mexican version is made using cow’s milk.

It can be used as a table cheese or for cooking.

Some people say that this cheese has more in common with Monterey Jack than it does with “real” (aka Spanish) Manchego.

Spanish makers of Manchego dispute the use of the name by Mexicans. [1]Claybrook, Emma. Spain and Mexico feud over Manchego cheese. New Europe. 20 February 2018. Accessed April 2022 at https://www.neweurope.eu/article/spain-mexico-feud-manchego-cheese/

See also: Manchego Cheese (Spanish)

Mexican Manchego cheese in the form of Kraft cheese slices

Mexican Manchego cheese in the form of Kraft cheese slices. El Garro / wikimedia / 2013 / CC BY 2.0

Cooking Tips

Melts well.

Substitutes

Monterey Jack, Muenster, American Mozzarella, Chihuahua, mild White Cheddar.

Sources

Agren, David. Cursed are the cheesemakers: Spain and Mexico locked in manchego dispute. Manchester, England: The Guardian. Monday, 15 January 2018. Accessed April 2022 at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/15/spain-mexico-trade-deal-manchego-cheese-dispute

References[+]

References
↑1 Claybrook, Emma. Spain and Mexico feud over Manchego cheese. New Europe. 20 February 2018. Accessed April 2022 at https://www.neweurope.eu/article/spain-mexico-feud-manchego-cheese/

Other names

Spanish: Queso Manchego

This page first published: Jan 6, 2004 · Updated: Apr 16, 2022.

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