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Almogrote is a delicious cheese paste that is a speciality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands. It is traditionally made with [[La Gomera|Queso de la Gomera]], an unpasteurised goats’ cheese, which may be difficult to source outside of the Canaries. [[TuCanarias]] can supply [[Queso de la Gomera]] though the postage costs may be prohibitive.

The word "[[Almogrote]]" does not even appear in [[Spanish]] dictionaries, although it is probably derived from the word "almodrote": a [[Sauce|sauce]] made from [[Oil|oil]], [[Garlic|garlic]] and other ingredients. Almogrote is always made using a [[Mortar and pestle|mortar and pestle]] - a basic wooden mortar and pestle.

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|TotalCalories = 1631
|PortionCalories = 163
|DatePublished=2nd January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|Servings = Serves 10 - Makes almost 1kg of [[Cheese|cheese]] paste
|Difficulty = 3
|TotalTime = 30 minutes
|PrepTime = 30 minutes
|CookTime = None
|Image = [[Image:Almogrote recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''A lovely dip for crackers''

4.7/5 

Los! See my other attempt at this - there is a link in the recipe!

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 500 g mature [[Goats|goats]] [[Cheese|cheese]]
| 4 tablespoons of [[paprika]]
| 1 whole [[Red chilli pepper|red chilli pepper]] with [[Seeds|seeds]]
| 1 cup of [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| 10 [[Garlic cloves, peeled and crushed|garlic cloves, peeled and crushed]]
| 300g [[tomatoes]], (optional)
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===Method===

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| Chop the ingredients into small pieces
| Grind the pieces to a paste using a large wooden [[Mortar and pestle|mortar and pestle]].
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===Type of cheese to use===
Originally, in a discussion with another editor, the oft-seen suggestion to use a 'hard' cheese for this recipe was possibly attributed to a (mis)-translation "Sometimes the Spanish word 'duro' which means 'hard' can also mean 'mature' in cheese terms", however the following quote was found:

''Si hace falta martillo y escoplo para ello, el queso es el ideal'', [If you need a hammer and chisel for it, the cheese is the ideal (one)].

So the plot thickens! If you can shed any further light on this quandary then please do add your thoughts to this, or the discussion page.

===The non-authentic version===
..and here's what happened when [[Talk:Almogrote|I tried to make the non-authentic version!]]
==See also==
* [[Almogrote gomero (TM)]]
* [[Chilli sauce|Many other chilli sauce recipes]]
* A huge variety of [[Garlic mayonnaise recipes|different mayonnaise recipes]]

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[[Category:Accompaniments]]
[[Category:Chilli pepper recipes]]
[[Category:Cheese recipes]]
[[Category:Dips and sauces]]
[[Category:Garlic recipes]]
[[Category:Spanish recipes]]
[[Category:Spicy recipes]]
[[Category:Starters]]
[[Category:Vegetable recipes]]
[[Category:Vegetarian recipes]]
[[Category:Uncooked]]
[[Category:Unusual recipes]]

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