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Cheeses

Because Spain has many different regions, with different cultures and climates, Spain produces a surprising collection of hand-made cheeses from sheep, goat and cow's milk. Spanish cheeses can be eaten before a meal, with a meal or as a dessert.

Spanish Mixed Milk Cheese
Mixed milk cheeses are generally produced with milk from two or three kinds of animals. These cheeses are some of the best that Spain has to offer, especially Cabrales blue cheese, which the Spanish will assure you rivals French Roquefort cheese.

Cheeses from Asturias, Spain
The small region of Asturias, located in northwestern Spain has beautiful green mountains and valleys. Because of its high altitude and humidity, it is a good place to make artisan cheeses and age them naturally. Asturias is well-known to Spaniards as the region of cheeses - from soft, mild types to strongly-flavored blue-veined cheeses aged in natural caves.

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