Idiazabal
Granja Modelo Arkaute - Apartado 46
01192 Arkaute (Alava)
Dirección General de Industria y Mercados Alimentarios
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino. Paseo Infanta Isabel, 1. 28071.- Madrid. TELF: +34 91 347 5361/8477. FAX: +34 91 347 5770
dgima@marm.es
Full-fat, matured cheese, cured to half-cured; cylindrical with noticeably flat faces; hard rind and compact paste; weight 1-3 kg..
The production and processing areas consist of the Autonomous Community of the Basque
Country and part of the Autonomous Community of Navarre.
Milk from "Lacha" and "Carranzana" ewes. Coagulation with rennet at a temperature of 28-32°C; brine or dry salting; matured for at least 60 days.
As a result of the climatic conditions of this area, an exceptional breed has been able to survive and develop: the Latxa ewe, which grazes on high pastureland in spring and summer and in the humid and cold valleys in autumn and winter; the combination of the milk of the ewes of the Latxa and Carranzana breeds produces one of the world's most original and characteristic cheeses.
