Afuega'l Pitu vs Gamoneu
Afuega'l Pitu
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Spain
- Place
- Grado
Afuega'l Pitu is a soft cow's milk cheese from Grado, in northern Spain. Traditional batches use unpasteurized milk, while some dairies now sell a pasteurized cheese, so the label is worth a look. Makers shape it as a small truncated cone or as a round bundle drained in cloth. The white cheese stays plain, and the red cheese is worked with paprika before it is formed. In Asturian speech, the name refers to a paste that can stick in the throat.
Gamoneu
Facts
- Milk
- Mixed milk
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Blue
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Spain
- Place
- Cangas de Onís
Gamoneu is a firm cheese from Cangas de Onís in northern Spain. Makers use cow's milk, goat's milk, sheep's milk, or a mix of those milks. The wheels are lightly smoked, then finished in a damp cave or a cellar where a little blue mold can grow near the rind. The paste is white to pale yellow, firm, and slightly crumbly. Two traditional styles exist, one from high pastures and one from valley dairies.