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. 21 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.
Cheese towns, markets and caves
Chihuahua 2San Carlos 2Zarcero 2Aiuruoca 1Chanco 1Colonia Department 1Córdoba 1Cotija 1Durango 1Michoacán 1Minas Gerais 1Oaxaca 1Paipa 1Rio Grande do Sul 1Santa Catarina 1Santa Cruz 1Serra da Canastra 1Sotaquirá 1Turrialba 1Valley of Sogamoso 1Zulia State 1Buenos AiresChubutCuauhtémocGoyaGuamo, TolimaSanta FeTafí del ValleUpata
Dishes of the region
Queso fundidoQuesadillaChile rellenoEnchiladas suizasArepa con quesoCachapaPão de queijoTequeñosPupusa
Days
Countries
🇻🇪 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
🇵🇾 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
🇦🇷 ArgentinaSardo
A hard, grating cow's milk cheese from Argentina with a mellow, salty flavor.Cow · 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
🇧🇷 BrazilQueijo prato
A mild, semi-hard Brazilian cow's milk cheese with a yellow paste and low salt content.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty
🇨🇷 Costa Rica and 1 morePalmitoQueso palmito
A Costa Rican stretched-curd cheese shaped like a knotted ball of string cheese.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
🇵🇾 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
🇦🇷 ArgentinaSardo
A hard, grating cow's milk cheese from Argentina with a mellow, salty flavor.Cow · 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
🇧🇷 BrazilQueijo prato
A mild, semi-hard Brazilian cow's milk cheese with a yellow paste and low salt content.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty
🇨🇷 Costa Rica and 1 morePalmitoQueso palmito
A Costa Rican stretched-curd cheese shaped like a knotted ball of string cheese.Cow · Fresh · Salty
Photo credits on this page
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
- Cotija: Leslie Seaton, CC BY 2.0, source
- Queijo Coalho: Carioca, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Panela cheese: Pyb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Palmito: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, source