Manchego
Firm sheep-milk cheese with a nutty, lingering bite.
About Manchego
Made from the milk of Manchega sheep, this firm cheese is aged from weeks to over a year, developing a nutty, slightly piquant flavour and a herringbone-patterned rind. It is Spain most famous cheese.
✅ Before you go to Spain
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