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The best Brazilian cheeses

The top 3 according to 48 votes from people: Canastra cheese · Meia cura cheese · Serro cheese. (Updated Aug 11, 2019.)

Minas cheese, Canastra, coalho and Catupiry: Brazil's most traditional cheeses, from Serro to the Northeast.

o_saudavel · · 12 items · 48 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original

Top 12

  1. 1

    Canastra cheese

    Artisan cheese from the Serra da Canastra in Minas Gerais.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  2. 2

    Meia cura cheese

    Semi-aged Minas cheese.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  3. 3

    Serro cheese

    Artisan cheese from Serro, Minas Gerais.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  4. 4

    Coalho cheese

    Grilled on skewers, typical of the Northeast and beaches.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 2

    3
  5. 5

    Prato cheese

    The cheese of the ham-and-cheese toastie.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  6. 6

    Butter cheese

    Buttery cheese from the Northeast.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  7. 7

    Catupiry

    Creamy cheese famous as a pizza topping.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    Cobocó cheese

    Cooked-curd cheese from Minas.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    Queijo-do-reino

    Aged red-rind cheese eaten at Christmas.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  10. 10

    Requeijão

    Spreadable cream cheese.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    Colônia cheese

    Cheese of the immigrant colonies of the South.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    Minas cheese

    Fresh or aged, the country's most popular cheese.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0

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lisboapiadista · Português

Canastra em primeiro, merecidíssimo. Mas queijo coalho na praia com melaço não tem igual

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