Pasiego cheese

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Pasiego cheese. Picture by courtesy of The Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX)

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Pasiega is produced in the valley of the River Pas, located to the south-west of Santander. The cheese, which is also known as Garmillas, is produced with cows’ milk and is available fresh or slightly matured.

Having an irregular cylindrical shape , the cheese has a light, mouldy rind. The interior is yellow, soft and striped, with white eyes. The flavour is creamy, soft and delicate and the cheese is weighs 500 g

Pasiego cheese is used for the manufacture of Quesada Pasiega a famous Cantabrian pudding.

Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses

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For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g

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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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