Minas vs Paraguay
Minas
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Country
- Brazil
Minas is a family of cow's milk cheeses from Brazil, and the name points to Minas Gerais, the state where the style took shape. The best-known version is fresh, white, moist, and mild, with little or no rind. Firmer versions are lightly cured, deeper in color, and easier to slice. All of them are everyday cheeses rather than long-aged grating wheels, and cooks use the fresh kind with bread and fruit. More than one style shares the name.
Paraguay
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Paraguay
Paraguay cheese is a fresh cow's milk cheese from Paraguay. In Spanish it is queso Paraguay, and in Guaraní it is kesú Paraguái. Makers set whole milk with rennet, salt the curd, and drain it into simple molds. The cheese is soft, moist, and mildly acidic, and it is eaten while it is still young. It is a staple of home cooking rather than a long-aged wheel with a thick rind.