Manchego cheese

What is manchego cheese? About the ingredient manchego cheese. Including 10 recipes with manchego cheese, and where to find it.

About

Manchego  is a cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain from the milk of sheep of the Manchega breed, which is aged for between 60 days and two years.

Manchego has a firm and compact consistency and a buttery texture, and often contains small, unevenly-distributed air pockets. The colour of the cheese varies from white to ivory-yellow, and the inedible rind from yellow to brownish beige. The cheese has a distinctive flavour, well developed but not too strong, creamy with a slight piquancy, and leaves an aftertaste that is characteristic of sheep’s milk.

Where found

Manchego cheese is usually found in the cheeses section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

In Chinese:	曼彻格奶酪
British (UK) term:	Manchego cheese
en français:	fromage manchego
en español:	queso manchego

Recipes using manchego cheese

There are 10 recipes that contain this ingredient.

• Buckwheat, Beet and Manchego Salads
• Cheese and Poblano Quesadillas
• Cheese Arepas
• Chorizo and Black Olive Pizza
• Chorizo Burger
• Corn Crepes and Lobster Stack
• Gnocchi in Creamy Red Salsa
• Green Chicken Chilaquiles Casserole
• Roasted Broccoli, Garlic and Toasted Almonds with Pasta
• Spanish Burgers with Manchego and Chorizo Hash Browns

All 10 recipes

Created: September 7, 1999 Last updated: over 6 years ago