Queijo de São Jorge

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Queijo de São Jorge is a traditional, robustly flavored cow’s milk cheese from Portugal’s São Jorge Island in the Azores, renowned for its firm texture and long aging.

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Queijo de São Jorge canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese cheese ⓘ
cheese ⓘ
cow’s milk cheese ⓘ
agingTime at least 3 months ⓘ
often 4 to 6 months ⓘ
sometimes over 12 months ⓘ
aroma intense ⓘ
classification hard cheese ⓘ
semi-hard to hard cheese ⓘ
coagulant animal rennet ⓘ
color yellow paste ⓘ
consistency compact ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
cuisine Azorean cuisine ⓘ
Portuguese cuisine ⓘ
curdType hard curd ⓘ
exportedTo Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
fatContent full-fat ⓘ
flavor piquant ⓘ
robust ⓘ
holes small irregular eyes ⓘ
island São Jorge Island ⓘ
mainIngredient pasteurized cow’s milk ⓘ
maturationEnvironment natural caves or cellars ⓘ
milkSource cow ⓘ
notableCharacteristic long aging ⓘ
strong, spicy flavor ⓘ
originContext settlement of São Jorge Island ⓘ
originPeriod 15th century ⓘ
pairing Portuguese bread ⓘ
fruit ⓘ
red wine ⓘ
PDOGrantedBy European Union ⓘ
PDORegion Ilha de São Jorge ⓘ
linked to: São Jorge Island
productionMethod long-aged ⓘ
pressed cheese ⓘ
protectedStatus Denominação de Origem Protegida ⓘ
PDO ⓘ
region Azores ⓘ
rind natural ⓘ
salting dry salted ⓘ
surface salted ⓘ
shape large wheel ⓘ
texture firm ⓘ
traditionalProductOf São Jorge Island ⓘ
typicalUse grating cheese ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ
typicalWeight 8 to 12 kilograms ⓘ

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São Jorge Island → cheeseHasPDOStatus → Queijo de São Jorge ⓘ