Cebreiro

Cebreiro is an unripened or ripe, mushroom-shaped cheese made from pasteurised cow's milk produced in the province of Lugo. Monks from the village of Cebreiro first started making this cheese in the 9th century. The whole milk used in the making of this cheese comes from Galician blond, brown Swiss and Friesian cows.

Unripened Cebreiro is white, grainy and soft, very creamy in texture and melts in the mouth. The flavor is slightly sharp and piquant. The ripe version of this cheese is more yellow in color, harder and denser in texture, and has a more pronounced piquancy and sharpness.