Canastra cheese

[1] The climate, altitude, pasture and water of this area are specific for its manufacturing and for this reason this delicacy is only made in a handful of towns, under supervised production.

In 2008 the Canastra cheese was deemed to be part of the intangible cultural heritage of Brazil.

[2] The Canastra cheese is made out of raw cow's milk and has a mildly spicy, full-bodied flavour.

It is found under three types of maturation: fresh, half and fully cured.

The fresh stage means a four-day period and the fully cured forty days.