Cotija vs Criollo cheese
Cotija
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Mexico
- Place
- Cotija, Michoacán
Cotija is a Mexican cow's-milk cheese named for the town of Cotija in Michoacán. Aged Cotija is dry, salty, and crumbly.
Criollo cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Country
- Mexico
Criollo cheese is a yellow cow's milk cheese from Mexico, and it stands out because many Mexican cheeses are white. Makers use raw milk, and the finished paste is pale gold rather than bright white. A young piece is firm, mild, and salty. With age the flavor deepens, and the texture can become very hard. Cooks know it as a grating cheese, also sold as queso criollo or criolla.