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Latin American Cheese

Fresh cheese traditions, Venezuelan cheeses, and how they are produced.

Venezuelan Cheesemaking Traditions

Venezuelan cheesemaking is built around fresh cheeses eaten within days rather than aged: queso llanero, queso de mano, queso guayanés and queso blanco among them. They are everyday foods, woven into arepas, cachapas and empanadas.

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Latin American Cheese

What Makes Queso Llanero Different?

Queso llanero is a firm, notably salty white cheese from the Venezuelan llanos. Compared with softer fresh cheeses like queso de mano, it is drier and more heavily salted, which historically allowed it to keep in a hot climate.

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