Danbo is a semi-soft, aged
cow's milk
cheese
Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...
from
Denmark. It was awarded (PGI) status under
European Union law
European Union law is a system of rules operating within the member states of the European Union (EU). Since the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community following World War II, the EU has developed the aim to "promote peace, its valu ...
in 2017.
The cheese is typically aged between 12 and 52 weeks in rectangular blocks of , coated with a bacterial culture. The culture is washed off at the end of the aging cycle, and the cheese is packaged for retail sales.
Types
Danbo is generally categorized for sale according to aging time, with typical variants including ''mild'', ''medium aged'', ''aged'' and ''extra aged'' cheeses. These are sold under various trade and brand names, including the mild ''Lillebror'', the extra aged ''Gamle Ole'', and ''Riberhus'' by
Arla Foods. "Lillebror" (translated from Danish meaning "little brother") is extremely mild and considered a cheese for children and those sensitive to a matured cheese taste. ''Gamle Ole'' (translated from Danish meaning "Old Ole", a man's name) is matured for a long time giving it a strong or sharp flavor, which can be considered pungent. "Gamle Ole" is traditionally paired with some rings of raw onion and a slice of meat aspic on a slice of bread for an open face sandwich.
Caraway seeds (''kommen'') are added to the cheese in a traditional variant.
History
In the first decades of the 20th century, Danish immigrants, established in the south part of
Minas Gerais State in
Brazil, discovered a new kind of cheese, after making the traditional Danbo Cheese with Brazilian milk. This cheese is called
Queijo prato
Queijo prato (, literally "plate-shaped cheese"), named after the shape it was originally made by the immigrants, is a Brazilian soft cheese, similar to the Danish cheese danbo. It is one of the most popular Brazilian cheeses.
In the 1920s, Danis ...
.
See also
*
List of cheeses
References
External links
Cheese.comHistory
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