Cheese - Leonora

DESCRIPTION

One of Spain's few soft-ripened cheeses, this brick shaped cheese is coated in a beautiful, white fleurie (normally associated with French camembert).   And it's only made with milk harvested from their farm in Castilla y Leon. Leonara is a slightly crumbly cheese with a lush balance of acid and lemon with overtones of mushroom.

ORIGIN

Spain

MILK TYPE

Goat

RAW MILK OR PASTEURIZED?

Pasteurized

STORAGE TIPS

Refrigerate preferably in its own drawer close to where most of the produce is kept.  After each time that you slice the cheese, re-wrap it with fresh plastic wrap to extend the shelf life.  While some chefs will freeze a slice of blue and then grate it over a salad before serving, Chef's Mandala doesn't recommend freezing cheeses in general.

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SUBSTITUTES

Humboldt Fog or Bucheron

INGREDIENTS

Pasteurized goat milk, cheese culture, salt, rennet