A Web Experience brought to you by LEAFtv. The official Boursin website offers a store locator based on zip code to help you find a Boursin retailer near you. Do note that actual Brie de Meaux AOC is, by French law, a raw milk cheese aged fewer than 60 days and is therefore not available in the U.S. Shops claiming to sell Brie de Meaux are not actually doing so. San Simon da Costa is cured between 30-45 days and then smoked for its dry but rich-in-fat texture. Back in the day, this cheese would hang in the rafters of Basque homes (out of the rain), and take on a tangy, smoky flavour from the fireplace below! Alternatively, just scoop it directly into your mouth! It features in some of Spain’s greatest pieces of literature, such as Cervantes’ Don Quixote, and accounts for almost 1/3 of Spain’s traditional cheesemaking each year! It dies quickly in plastic wrap, so when you buy it, have your cheesemonger cut it off the wheel in front of you. With a bright yellow color and mild salty flavor, its a popular cheese for cooking. Outside of brunching hours, they’re most comfortable at an art exhibition opening with a glass of something bubbly in hand.”. “They keep it real and might get into trouble every once in a while for telling it like it is.” Every friend group needs a Monterey Jack lover, but be careful that they don’t offend anyone and get into a fight. Some of the Spanish cheeses are internationally renowned, such as the Manchego cheese of La Mancha. What does your favorite flower say about you? Luckily, the Spanish are an adaptable bunch, and are perfectly happy to say “mooooove over cows, we’ve got way better milk”. But that's what makes it so ephemerally delicious. For a larger, more descriptive list of Spanish cheeses with names, info, and maps, visit Spain's official diet and health website. And, if you’re ever in the Basque country, you can even walk the Idiazábal trail! Everything you need to know about eating and cooking with curds. Here is the selection of the best tasting cheeses in the world and where they came from. Some comments may be held for manual review. These regions cover the entire country, but I want to introduce you to my 6 favourites! Translate My favorite food is mac and cheese. Cabrales is a semi-hard blue cheese, with 2-4 months of curing. Have you watched baseball all your life, attended tailgates in college, and own at least one autographed jersey? Check out more about Spain's beautiful northern regions! It's ideal for spreading on crackers or toast slices. This contributes to the strong smell and blue character that emerges with the help of bacteria called Brevibacterium. It's essentially a hollowed-out ball of mozzarella filled with scraps and shreds of mozzarella which are sometimes soaked in cream. In order to give you the best search results, please select a destination before searching, e.g. (Denominación de Origen Protegida) or I.G.P. In order to give you the best search results, please select an arrival and return date before searching. All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. Firm, smooth, and supple, these cheeses strike a balance between fatty chew, impressions of grass and hay (without actually tasting like grass and hay), and a sweet nuttiness like New York City's nut vendors in winter.