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The Manchego cheese of Villanueva

Villanueva de Alcardete, La Mancha de Toledo, Toledo

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The Manchego cheese of Villanueva

Food and drink · Villanueva de Alcardete, La Mancha de Toledo, Toledo

Alongside the vineyard, the making of manchega sheep's cheese is the other leg of the agrarian economy of the municipality. The local cheese dairies work within the protected designation of origin Queso Manchego, with curing from three months to a year.

Photo: demi (CC BY 2.0)

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