Queijo Nisa

E198023

Queijo Nisa is a Portuguese sheep’s milk cheese from the Alentejo region, known for its firm texture, slightly tangy flavor, and traditional artisanal production.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Queijo Nisa canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese cheese ⓘ
cheese ⓘ
sheep’s milk cheese ⓘ
agingTime 1 to 3 months ⓘ
about 45 days ⓘ
aroma herbaceous notes ⓘ
slightly lactic ⓘ
category Alentejo cheese ⓘ
coagulant animal rennet ⓘ
coagulationType enzymatic coagulation ⓘ
consistency semi-hard ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Portugal ⓘ
culinaryCulture Portuguese cuisine ⓘ
eatenWithRind yes ⓘ
fatContent high fat cheese ⓘ
flavorProfile mildly acidic ⓘ
slightly tangy ⓘ
hasCertification Protected Designation of Origin ⓘ
hasMainIngredient sheep’s milk ⓘ
hasProductionArea municipality of Nisa ⓘ
surrounding areas of Nisa ⓘ
legalProtection European Union PDO regulation ⓘ
madeFromMilkOf sheep ⓘ
maturationEnvironment cool, ventilated rooms ⓘ
milkTreatment raw milk ⓘ
milkType ewe’s milk ⓘ
originProtectedStatus PDO ⓘ
pairing Portuguese red wines from Alentejo ⓘ
olives ⓘ
red wine ⓘ
rustic bread ⓘ
PDORegion Nisa PDO ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Nisa ⓘ
productionMethod artisanal ⓘ
traditional ⓘ
protectedIn European Union ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Alentejo ⓘ
rindType natural rind ⓘ
saltingMethod dry salted ⓘ
servingTemperature room temperature ⓘ
texture firm ⓘ
traditionalTo Alentejo region ⓘ
linked to: Alentejo
typicalColor pale yellow paste ⓘ
typicalRindColor yellowish ⓘ
typicalShape cylindrical ⓘ
typicalUse served as appetizer ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ
used in cheese boards ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alentejo → traditionalCheese → Queijo Nisa ⓘ
Nisa PDO → protectsProduct → Queijo Nisa ⓘ