Mahón Cheese
Maó cheese (''formatge de Maó'' in the original Catalan, ''queso de Mahón'' in Spanish) is a soft to hard white cheese made from cattle, cows' milk, named after the town and natural port of Maó (known as Mahón in Spanish), on the island of Menorca off the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Menorca is known for its cheese production and is home to one of the most respected dairy plants in Europe.Jenkins, Steven. 1996. ''Cheese Primer''. New York: Workman Publishing Company, Inc. 186-188. History Cheese is and has been an emblematic product of Menorca; made on the island with cow's milk, curdled at low temperature, salted by immersion and matured according to the customs of the island. Its production responds to ancestral traditions, being one of the pillars on which part of the history and livestock and culinary tradition of Menorca is based. Ceramic pieces have been found on the island around 2000 BC, or by other authors 3000 BC, which seems to have been part of the utensils used ...
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