Cheeses of Latin America and the Caribbean

Queso Oaxaca and cotija, the queijo Minas and coalho of Brazil, Venezuelan telita and the quesillo of Central America. 18 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.

🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreAsaderoqueso asadero A fresh Mexican cheese made from cow and goat milk that melts easily for grilling.Cow · Fresh · Savoury and brothy 🇻🇪 VenezuelaPalmitaqueso palmita A fresh, salty cow's milk cheese from Venezuela's Zulia state, made in large wooden vats.Cow · Fresh · Salty

🇲🇽 MexicoPanela cheeseQueso panela A fresh, white Mexican cow's-milk cheese that holds its shape when fried.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇧🇷 BrazilMinas cheesequeijo minas A semi-soft cow's milk cheese from Brazil with fresh and aged varieties.Cow · Semi-soft · Salty

🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreOaxaca cheesequeso Oaxaca A semi-hard, stringy cow's milk cheese from southern Mexico, made using the pasta filata method.Cow · Semi-hard · Milky and fresh 🇵🇾 ParaguayParaguay cheesekesú Paraguái A soft, creamy cow's-milk cheese from the eastern wetlands of Paraguay.Cow · Fresh · Salty

🇲🇽 MexicoCotija A salty, aged cow's milk cheese from Michoacán that crumbles but does not melt.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty

🇧🇷 BrazilQueijo Coalho A squeaky, semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from Brazil, often grilled on sticks.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty 🇧🇷 BrazilColony cheesequeijo de colônia A semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from southern Brazil with a yellow crust and creamy interior.Cow · Semi-hard · Tangy and lactic 🇦🇷 ArgentinaSardo A hard, grating cow's milk cheese from Argentina with a mellow, salty flavor.Cow · Hard · Salty 🇨🇱 ChileChanco A semi-hard Chilean cow's milk cheese with a soft texture and low lactose.Cow · Semi-hard 🇦🇷 ArgentinaReggianito A small Argentine hard cow's milk cheese made by Italian immigrants as a Parmesan alternative.Cow · Hard · Savoury and brothy

🇧🇷 BrazilCanastra cheese A raw cow's-milk cheese from Brazil's Serra da Canastra highlands.Cow · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy

🇲🇽 MexicoQueso Chihuahua A soft, melting cow's-milk cheese from the Mexican state of Chihuahua.Cow · Semi-soft

🇺🇾 UruguayColoniaQueso Colonia A semi-hard Uruguayan cheese with pale yellow paste and small eyes, inspired by Emmental.Cow · Semi-hard

🇨🇴 ColombiaPaipa cheeseQueso Paipa A semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from the Valley of Sogamoso in Colombia.Cow · Semi-hard 🇧🇷 BrazilQueijo prato A mild, semi-hard Brazilian cow's milk cheese with a yellow paste and low salt content.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty

🇨🇷 Costa RicaTurrialba cheese A fresh Costa Rican cow's milk cheese with protected origin status.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Minas cheese: The original uploader was Hellkt at German Wikipedia . ( Original text, Public domain, source
Asadero: Megalibrarygirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Panela cheese: Pyb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Turrialba cheese: Ana BR, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Oaxaca cheese: Javier Lastras, CC BY 2.0, source
Cotija: Leslie Seaton, CC BY 2.0, source
Queijo Coalho: Carioca, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Paipa cheese: Lácteos CampoReal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Canastra cheese: [https://www.flickr.com/people/8100764@N03 Marcelo Costa ], CC BY 2.0, source
Queso Chihuahua: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY 4.0, source
Colonia: Coquimbo58, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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