Gata-Hurdes cheese

Gata-Hurdes cheese

Gata-Hurdes is a goats’ milk cheese from the Sierra de Gata in the province of Cáceres. It is available fresh or matured and its strength increases from medium to strong with age.

The interior of the cheese is compact with a few small cracks and is pale yellow in colour. The flavour is sour, slightly spicy and salty and it is very greasy and oily on the palate. It has a dense, soft texture. The rind is roughish, oily and orange-brown due to its paprika coating. It has an irregular cylindrical shape, and weighs between 500g and 1kg.

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Cheese type	Calories per 100g
American cheese	371
Blue cheese	353
Camembert cheese	299
Cheddar cheese	402
Cottage cheese	98
Edam cheese	357
Farmer's cheese	98
Feta cheese	264
Fontina cheese	389
Goat cheese	364
Gouda cheese	356
Gruyere cheese	413
Mozzarella cheese	280
Parmesan cheese	431
Pimento cheese	375
Provolone cheese	352
Queso blanco cheese	310
Ricotta cheese	174
Roquefort cheese	369
Swiss cheese	380

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