Queijo de Cabra Transmontano

This hard cheese is made from raw goat milk taken from Serrana breed. Goat cheese has long played an important role in the economy of the Bragança region, and many of the local families raise animals and produce cheese as their main source of subsistence.

Once the goats are milked, the milk is filtered and heated. The curd is then salted and cured at a low temperature and high humidity. Transmontano cheese is round with a semi-hard crust, and is uniform, smooth, and white. It is a firm cheese with an intense and pleasant aroma and a slight spicy note.

This goat cheese has a moisture content between 25% and 35%. It is usually consumed as is, and is quite popular either as an appetizer or after a meal with sliced bread and a local red wine.