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FORMAGGIO.IT Il Portale del Formaggio |
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Mahon - Menorca | ![]() |
| Name of Group of Producers |
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Inspection Body |
| Consejo Regulador de la D.O.
"Mahón" S'Arraval, 44 07701 Mahon (Baleares) |
CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DOP "MAHà“N-MENORCA" Ctra.des Grau, km. 0,5 - 07700
-Mahón-Menorca |
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| Date of Registration: 11.05.01 | ||
| Half-fat to full-fat cheese; paste pressed not cooked; square-based block in shape; compact rind, firm-textured paste; weight 1-4 kg. The production and processing area consists of the whole Island of Minorca. Made of milk from Friesian, Mahon or Minorcan, and/or Brown Alpine cows, with 5% of Minorcan ewe's milk; coagulation takes at least 30 minutes at a temperature of 30-34°C; brine salting for up to 48 hours; matured for at least two months, for cheese made from fresh milk. |
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| Typical cheeses |