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
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Countries
🇻🇪 VenezuelaPalmitaqueso palmita
A fresh, salty cow's milk cheese from Venezuela's Zulia state, made in large wooden vats.Cow · Fresh · Salty
🇲🇽 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
🇲🇽 MexicoPanela cheeseQueso panela
A fresh, white Mexican cow's-milk cheese that holds its shape when fried.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇵🇾 ParaguayParaguay cheesekesú Paraguái
A soft, creamy cow's-milk cheese from the eastern wetlands of Paraguay.Cow · Fresh · Salty
🇨🇷 Costa RicaTurrialba cheese
A fresh Costa Rican cow's milk cheese with protected origin status.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇨🇷 Costa Rica and 1 morePalmitoQueso palmito
A Costa Rican stretched-curd cheese shaped like a knotted ball of string cheese.Cow · Fresh · Salty
🇲🇽 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
🇲🇽 MexicoPanela cheeseQueso panela
A fresh, white Mexican cow's-milk cheese that holds its shape when fried.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇵🇾 ParaguayParaguay cheesekesú Paraguái
A soft, creamy cow's-milk cheese from the eastern wetlands of Paraguay.Cow · Fresh · Salty
🇨🇷 Costa RicaTurrialba cheese
A fresh Costa Rican cow's milk cheese with protected origin status.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇨🇷 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.
- 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
- Palmito: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, source