Garrotxa-Catalynya is a cheese made from goat's milk and produced in the Catalonia region of Northern Spain. It is a firm semi-soft cheese with a pretty light blue-gray rind. This cheese is milky with hints of nuttiness and herbs and crumbly finish.
Torta La Serena comes from Extremadura in far Western Spain. This is a raw sheep milk cheese, aged for 60 days. Torta La Serena soft and creamy with a wonderful aroma and a shape of a cake. Due thistle rennet being used in the process of making Torta La Serena, it has unique complex flavors of fresh bitter herbs.
We tasted these cheeses with freshly baked olive bread. Both cheeses were excellent, and particularly Torta La Serena was our favorite.
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Wednesday morning I will be on my way to a mini-vacation and will be back next week. I did schedule some posts for you to read in my absence and will be posting the 5 Star Makeover roundup next Tuesday. Please don't forget to send me your cornbread makeovers, more details here.
