Palmito cheese (Spanish: Queso palmito) is a popular fresh cheese from Costa Rica that resembles a knotted ball of string cheese.[1][2] It has been described as light, salty, and stringy with a texture comparable to mozzarella cheese.[3] It is similar to Oaxaca cheese in Mexico. [4] It is a type of stretched-curd cheese made by using the pasta filata technique.[3] It is thought that the technology to produce the cheese came from Italian immigrants.[3]
At an expo in Zarcero in 2007, a 132 kg ball of palmito cheese was created by local cheesemakers.[1][5]
^ abParker, Jenn (2018-02-06). "How Palmito Became Costa Rica's Most Prized Cheese". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
^McNeil, J. (2001). The Rough Guide to Costa Rica. Rough Guides. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-85828-713-3. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
^ abcRamírez-Navas, Juan; Gonzalez, Sebastian; Cléves Norma, Juan (2011). "Queso Palmito: originalmente costarricense" [Palmito Cheese: Originally Costa Rican]. Tecnología Láctea Latinoamericana (in Spanish). 68: 42–49. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
^"La UCR aporta un estudio para mejorar calidad de los productos lácteos artesanales". Universidad de Costa Rica (in Spanish). 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
^"Zarcero Home to Big Cheese". The Tico Times. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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