IBERIAN HAMS
PDO - Protected Denomination of Origin
El Gran Cardenal Cured Sheep’s Cheese
El Gran Cardenal Queso Oveja Curado
Made with 100% pasteurised sheep’s milk and cured in wooden barrels. A creamy texture and homogeneous flavour are characteristic of this cheese. A two time World Cheese Gold Medalist.
Protected Geographical Indication – QUESO CASTELLANO
€8.15 – €41.30
Slowly matured in wooden dryers that turn slowly all year round.
Awarded the quality mark “Queso Castellano” (Castilian cheese), signifying it’s compliance with strict production regulations and regular audits. El Gran Cardenal was the first product to be allowed to use this certification award.
“Queso Castellano” has a differentiated rind finish. Produced with a mixture rich in sheep’s milk typical of the region where 85% of the sheep’s milk in Spain is obtained.
Ingredients
Pasteurized sheep's milk, salt, ferment, rennet, salt, and calcium chloride.
Preservative E-235, colourings E-133. E-171, E-15.
Inedible rind.
Nutrition
| Nutritional Information - per 100 grams | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1879Kj | 449 Kcal |
| Fats | 37.7g |
| of which are saturated | 24.9g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.4g |
| of which are sugars | 1.4g |
| Proteins | 25.8g |
| Fibre | 0.5g |
| Salt | 2g |
Storage
Keep refrigerated.
Typical shelf-life of 6 months in original packaging.
Always check package instructions when it arrives for specific information.
Fecha de consumo preferente means best before date, and fecha de caducidad means expiry date. Date formats on Spanish products are the same as in Ireland, i.e. dd/mm/yyyy.
Producer
Produced by:
El Gran Cardenal S.A.
Cañada de Extremadura, No. 9,
47400 Medina del Campo,
Valladolid,
Spain.
Founded in 1951 in Torrelaguna, a town in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, as a master sheep's milk cheesemaker, El Gran Cardenal is one of the best known cheese brands in Spain.
Due to the high demand for it's cheeses, the business had to move to Valladolid where it could be guaranteed a regular supply of high quality sheep milk which needs to be collected fresh on the day the cheese making process begins.
Today, El Gran Cardenal a wide range of cheese products and has won many international awards for its cheeses including a Super Gold Medal at the World Cheeses Awards.
It was a family business when it started over 70 years ago and that has not changed since then.
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