Tasting the artisan and exclusive Spanish cheeses from La Cava de Mia

Due to the growing reputation of Aragonese cheeses in Spain and internationally, the tv program "Objetivo" (Aragón TV) returned to our Dairy to record a report highlighting the role of the Sierra de Albarracín in this international recognition with our latest and successful innovation "La Cava de Mia" while obtaining the title of The Most Awarded Dairy in Spain at the World Cheese Awards 2016-2017.

"A family project with own livestock that since last year has a public facility." Sara Narro, communication manager of Sierra de Albarracín Cheese, welcomes the TV program team inside La Cava de Mía.

"This is La Cava de Mía, inside the Cheese Shop Sierra de Albarracín. It's a cheese refining cellar. Refining a product is to give it the touch of perfection and here is what we do in this kind of cave using the ultimate technology to generate the conditions of  natural cave. So we can control the temperature and aeration humidity."

The final result, which can be appreciated with the senses, is confirmed by Alberto Asensio, Dairy's manager with one of the cheeses born from this Spanish gourmet innovation. "One of the aspects to be evaluated in any tasting is that external format. Immediately after, its cut begins to speak of this product. This cheese aurea clearly defines the crust matured in a highly humid environment above 90 percent practically all weeks, two and a half months or two weeks, three months maximum. This 750 grams format is how we get the optimum timing."

To conclude the visit, Objetivo underlines our commitment to a different product that is added to the wide range of Cheeses Sierra de Albarracin exported to countries like Japan or Qatar.

We invite you to taste these award winning cheeses in our online shop!

Tribute to Wine Cheese from Albarracín.

Wine is one of the most importants products of Spain due to its cultural tradition and its important meaning on our mediterranean gastronomy and diet. There are those who say, wine started to be produced on the Iberian Peninsula during the Bronze Age.

Thousands years later, the consumption of wine went worldwide and are many, the companies innovating and experimenting with their own products that combined with red wine creating unique result.

At our Quesería de Albarracín, we elaborate Wine Cheese with 100% sheep milk pasteurized.

The final product has been awarded on many national and international events and competitions such as the feria de otoño Biescas, or the world cheese awards, getting the gold medal.

For the cheese, we have an own ranching there in the Sierra of Albarracín (Spain), surrounded by montains, where we breed cattles and take the pure pasteurized sheep milk that we marinate with wine resulting in a special touch with an different soft taste. 

The wedge is excellent for special occasions.

700 gr. Format is excellent for families.

3 kg. Format is for those cheese lovers.

Further information and purchases under our online shop

Hollywood stars are chosing our cheeses!

Ridley Scott recorded part of "The Kingdom of Heaven" in Aragón, "The Bourne ultimátum" from Paul Greengrass chose Madrid, and now the irish Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) has chosen our landscapes for his new movie named "The Promise" set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire.

The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael (Oscar Isaac), a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana (Charlotte Le Bon), and Chris (Christian Bale), a renowned American journalist based in Paris.

Our cheeses to roll on the red carpet.

Concretely Óscar Isaac came to our cheese shop at Albarracin last weekend to know about and buy our products where he was attended by Maribel, one of our workers.

Oscar is one of the main characters of this new big screen that is transforming our city into a true middle age hamlet.

Try the cheeses of the starts here.

Further film information here.

About us!

The cheeses from "Quesería de Albarracín" are being sold in Dubai with Mariscal & Sarroca.

 

Mariscal&Sarroca is an Spanish enterprise headquartered in the Region of Aragón and specialised in selling and exporting gourmet Spanish products,"the flavours of Spain".

It is conquering the Middle East with more than 1000 Spanish products already tasted over there.Among many others, such as the extra virgin olive oil with gold, or with saffron, there are some of the best cheeses from our "Quesería de Albarracín". Our cheeses have been top considered and awarded in many trade fairs and events like the Global Village or the Gulfood Trade Show Dubai. 

Detail in Spanish of the magazine ""Actualidad de las Empresas Aragonesas"" (May 2015)
about Mariscal & Sarroca and Cheeses From Albarracín. 

Our "Don Manuel" and "Blue label" are two of the most popular cheeses sold in these markets. The "Blue Label" cheese has been included at the 101 best cheeses in the world by Culture Magazine in 2013. 

From Quesería de Albarracín we want to especially congratulate Mariscal&Sarroca and thank them for trusting in the quality of our products. They are one of our distributors for the Middle East and in the U.K.

Looking forward to success!

Albarracin, World Heritage City.

Albarracín is a Spanish town, up in the province of Teruel, two hours drive from Valencia, part of the autonomous community of Aragón, and capital of the Sierra de Albarracín Comarca.

A picturesque place, surrounded by stony hills, at 3900 feets above sea level, whoever visits the inner-city, gets instantly transported to the Middle Ages. 

Apparently unspoilt by modernization, walking towards the village evokes somehow a sense of wonder.

In 1961, the city was declared "Monumento Nacional" by the Spanish government. For decades, tourists came and went back home with an aim of repeating their experiences in the future, reason why, many media have considered and promoted the city to be one of the most beautiful villages in Spain.

Its medieval architecture and narrow streets have been proposed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. But we all know, is not only a matter of monuments, but a matter of how its 1075 inhabitans protect their cultural values as brave as their ancestors centuries ago.

Part of the culture and traditions, is the "Quesería de Albarracín". Following the production techniques of generations of shepherds and craftsmen, pair to pair with the most modern food technologies, create one of the most recognised cheeses in Spain. 

Baked potato recipe with cheese from Albarracín

Ingredients:

• 1 Kg potatoes (35 oz)

• 1 egg

• 1/2 cup Sheep Cheese from Albarracín Red Label

• 1 teaspoon minced onion 

• 1 teaspoon butter

• 1 litre of milk

• olive oil

• Salt & pepper to taste

Cooking…

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).
2. Cut the potatoes in 5cm slices.
3. Melt butter and olive oil in heavy pan. Add seasonings to melted butter. 
4. Stir butter and seasonings well. Add potatoes and stir until they are well cooked. Cook until browned, about 15 minutes.
5. Whisk the egg.
6. Arrange potatoe wedges in baking pan. Brush with the whisked egg over potatoes, add onion and cheese from Albarracín shavings on top.
7. Bake 45 minutes at 360ºF degrees. 

Our Cheese

Cheese from Albarracín (Red Label)

After half of the maturation period of minimum 6 months for pieces of 3 kg and 4 months for pieces of 700 g, the result is a product with a so called denomination “Red Label” which presents a golden pale cheese with medium sized cheese holes and a light smell of fermented milk.

If you want to buy the best Spanish Cheese, you are invited to visit our Online Shop. There you will find a wide selection of hard cheese and delicacies from our facilities in Albarracín.

A Silver Medal for Albarracin Cheese at the World Cheese Awards 2013

Albarracin cheese factory is celebrating, once again, an international award. This time, hard cheese from Albarracín has been awarded Silver medal in the World Cheese Awards 2013.

More than 3.000 cheeses from 34 countries participated in the last edition of World Cheese Awards, in different categories, with different types of milk, judged by 250 experts from all over the world.

The awarded cheese from Albarracin is made with a mould used in different cheese factories all over Teruel region, however, each one has its own recipe. In this case, our cheese is made with raw sheep milk.

It is an honour for us to be rewarded by this prestigious event year after year. We are also proud of being able to offer our clients the best quality in all our products.

Thanks for being there and sharing our happines.

We are looking forward to welcome you in Albarracin and in our website.

How to wrap, taste and store Cheese from Albarracin

If you are a cheese lover it's your lucky day. Today we want to give you some tips to present, consume and preserve Cheese from Albarracín to get the best out of it.

To present cheese from Albarracin, keep its cylindrical shape (it is more important than cutting thin slices) because it will allow us to cut it into wedges, which are the easiest way to eat cheese.

Once we’ve cut it, it's time to taste our cheese from Albarracin (this is the best part). Alberto Asensio, Albarracin cheese factory's manager, recommends tasting it at room temperature. Consequently, our cheese will need more time out of the fridge in winter than in summer (some minutes will be enough in summer, however, we’ll need at least 30 minutes in winter).

Last but not least: preservation. It’s recommended to keep our cheese always in the fridge (no matter when). Some people doesn’t like it because it gets dry, but don’t worry, we give you a tip to avoid this annoying consequence:  Cover your wedge of cheese with a wet dish towel. It will protect your cheese with a humid film and it will last more, however, it’s better to eat a cut cheese in a few weeks.

Check our website, find the Cheese from Albarracin you like most and start practising our tips.

Easy and Delicious Lettuce Salad Recipe with Cheese from Albarracín Spain

We share this easy and quick, but tasty recipe by chef Luis Estopiñán, in El Milagro Restaurant (Teruel, Spain).

To prepare this delicious salad you will need:

Ingredients

• 3.5 ounces lettuce
• 16 pieces of salting anchovies
• 1.7 ounces hard cheese from Albarracin
• 1.4 ounces cream cheese from Albarracin
• 0.7 ounces toasted almonds
• 0.7 ounces fresh raspberry
• 1.4 ounces Olive oil
• 0.5 ounces balsamic vinegar reduction
• Salt and pepper

You can find all Cheeses from Albarracin we have used in the recipe and the rest of our products in our shop online: http://quesodealbarracin.es/productos.html

Cream cheese from Albarracin      Hard cheese from Albarracin

Directions

1. Paint a circle in the centre of the plate where the salad will be served with the balsamic vinegar reduction and place the cream cheese from Albarracin inside the circle.
2. Now, place a line of lettuce over the cream cheese from Albarracin.
3. Then, place the anchovies over the lettuce and add some slices of hard cheese form Albarracin.
4. Finally, add the toasted almonds and the raspberry that has been previously hydrated whit olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy!!

Source: www.heraldo.es

Spanish tapas - easy recipes with Sierra de Albarracín Cheese

Sierra de Albarracín Cheese

1. Don Mnauel Cheese Tapa

Ingredients:

• Sierra de Albarracin cheese Don Manuel
• slice of bread
• scallion
• tomatoes
• olive oil
• fresh basil (minced)

Preparation:

Saute the scallion with a little oil. Mix together the chopped tomatoes, scallion, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Chop basil and add oil.

To serve, toast slices of bread. Spoon a little tomato topping on to each piece of toast. Tear 5-6 slices of Cheese Don Manuel and put one piece on each slice of bread and spread with the basil oil.

2. Blue Label Cheese Tapa

Ingredients:

• Sierra de Albarracin Cheese Blue Label
• bread
• anchovy
• shallot
• tomato
• oregano

Preparation:

Mix together the anchovy, shallot, choped tomato, and put on each slide of bread, add oregano and cover with slide of cheese.

Bake tapas at 250° for 7 to 8 minutes or until cheese melts.

Enjoy!

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If you want to buy the best Spanish Cheese, you are invited to visit our Online Shop. There you will find a wide selection of hard cheese and delicacies from our facilities in Albarracín.

Ham and cheese roll recipe

Ham and cheese roll which is great for breakfast or snacks. The ingredients are simple and the procedure is very easy.

You will need:

4 slices Sierra de Albarracin cheese

4 slices ham

1 or 2 eggs beaten
panko breadcrumbs – these are flaky breadcrumbs used in japanese cuisine as crunchy coating for fried foods

Directions

Place 1 cheese slice on each ham slice and carefully roll the ham. Then, dip the rolled ham in beaten egg and coat it with panko bread crumbs. Fry until golden brown.. Then, dip the rolled bread in beaten egg and coat it with panko bread crumbs. Fry until golden brown.

You know you can find us in Albarracin, Teruel, Spain. But if we are too far, here´s a link to our website and the online store.

Recipe adapted from: www.recetaycocina.com

Zucchini stuffed with cheese Sierra de Albarracin (blue label, green label with Rosemary or wine cheese)

This recipe with cheese is a great choice for a second course. The type of zucchini used (round) is not very common, but you can also do this recipe with a current long zucchini, as long as you are careful, of course. ;)

This recipe is easy and quick, with not so many ingredients; you just have to make sure that the quality of these is good enough in order to improve the flavour of the dish.

Ingredients:

• 4 round (when possible) zucchini
• Sierra de Albarracin cheese (either blue label, green label or wine cheese)
• 4 eggs
• Ham, salami or something similar… to taste
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Olive oil

Instructions:

Wash the zucchini, cut the upper side and then with a spoon empty the zucchini. If it´s not rounded, cut the pieces not longer than 2.5 in. and leave as bottom around 0.2 or 0.3 in. of zucchini.

Pour some water with salt in a pot and then boil the zucchini, upper side included. Once it´s well cooked, strain and let cool down for a while. 

Time to fill the zucchini with little pieces of ham, salami, etc… and also Sierra de Albarracín cheese:

The type of cheese chosen for the recipe is up to you, but here are our suggestions:

• BLUE LABEL for normal tender cheese taste. (This type of cheese was awarded with s Super-Gold medal the last Wolrd Cheese Awards 2012)
• GREEN LABEL (with rosemary) to add a Mediterranean touch.
• WINE CHEESE to make something totally different and surprise.

To finish the filling, add a whole egg in each zucchini and season to taste.

Put all the zucchini pieces in a pre-heated oven 180ºC (360ºF) for about 30 minutes.

The last but best step is to enjoy what you´ve cooked ;)

We are sure you will love this recipe and will cook it occasionally. From our part we assure the cheese will add a special touch to the whole dish.

You know you can find us in Albarracin, Teruel, Spain. But if we are too far, here´s a link to our website and the online store.

Thank you!

The recipe source is the following blog

Artisanal sausage roll with cheese and vegetables

Source: Mr Michael Phams en Flickr

Ingredients:

• Shortbread pastry
• Artisanal sausage
• Grated cheese Sierra de Albarracín (choose one)
• 1 onion
• 1 courgette
• Cayenne pepper
• Salt and pepper 

Preparación:

1. Peel, chop and fry the onion and the courgette. Cook on a low heat until they get both soft.
2. Strain off the surplus liquid (broth) and keep it apart.
3. Fry the sausages on a high heat so you Brown them a little one the outside while keeping them not so cooked on the inside part.
4. Knead the shortbread pastry with an oval shape.
5. Spread over the shortbread pastry the cheese, vegetables and the cayenne pepper.
6. Add the sausages and season it with the salt and pepper.
7. Fold the shortbread pastry as so making a roll.
8. Put everything in the oven, preheated to maximum temperature during 15 minutes.

Once it´s cooked, you can use the broth previously kept to spread it on top of the roll together with some natural tomato salsa.

Now you just have to enjoy the meal.

Don´t forget that you´ll always have us on our website and also the online store, to provide you some of the most awarded cheeses in Spain.

1st International Congress of Truficulture in Teruel

Along this week we´ve had the honor of hosting the First International Congress of Truficulture.

Source: coiaanpv

Teruel has been the city chosen to gather the most important truffle experts in the world (France, Italy, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Israel). There, they´ve had 4 days to discuss and learn old and new techniques of cultivation and crop of the considered black diamond of gastronomy.

The two main objectives have been:

1. Share knowledge among researchers, managers and producers about the new scientific discoveries in the field of truffles. They also wanted to promote a sustainable production of truffles in many different territories.
2. Transfer worries and initiatives of the scientists with the truffle professionals, specially the inhabitants of Teruel, where 20% of the global production happens.

If you want to know what they´ve been doing, here´s a link to the program.

Because it was such a great event taking place so close from us, we couldn´t resist and decided we had to be there. Here is a picture of our stand, FULL OF CHEESE; a cheese lover´s dream come true.

In Quesería Sierra de Albarracín, we didn´t go mad and decided we are going to change our business. We still love cheese too much, but we are proud to share with you this event that has taken place so close from us, in our home.

Apart from that, we´d like to remind you one of our gastronomy suggestions in this blog, the cheese cubes with truffles and olive oil. Everybody knows that the Mediterranean Diet is healthy and good for you, but we don´t think anybody knows how delicious it can really be until this easy dish is tried.

Our cheese advise depends on each person´s taste; We have our soft Blue Label cheese for delicated palates. If you rather stronger flavours we recommend Golden Label or Silver Label, both hard cheeses full of different nuances.

Please, remember you will always be welcome in our home, Albarracín and, if it´s too far from you here you have our web and online store.

See you soon and enjoy your meal! ;)