Oaxaca vs Quesillo
Oaxaca
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Stretched curd
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Mexico
- Place
- Oaxaca
Queso Oaxaca is a Mexican stretched-curd cheese from the state of Oaxaca, wound into a ball of strings. In Oaxaca it is often called quesillo.
Quesillo
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Stretched curd
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Honduras
Quesillo, in Honduras, is a fresh cow's milk cheese made by stretching the curd into long strands. The paste is white, moist, and semi-soft, and it pulls apart in strings when it is warm. Flavor is mild, lightly salty, and milky, with none of the bite of an aged cheese. Cooks melt it into everyday foods, especially filled tortillas and shared hot pots. The same word names other cheeses and snacks in Latin America, so the country on the label matters.