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Paipa cheese

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Queso Paipa
Country of originColombia
RegionBoyacá
TownSotaquirá & Paipa
Source of milkCow
PasteurisedTraditionally, no
TextureSemi-hard
Fat content41%
Aging time3 weeks
CertificationProtected Designation of Origin[1]

Paipa cheese is a semi-hard, semi-fat, and semi-aged[2] cheese produced solely in the Valley of Sogamoso, which includes the towns of Paipa and Sotaquirá[3] (Boyacá Department), due to its protected denomination of origin status granted by the Colombian government.[4]

Paipa cheese plant in Sotaquirá.

History

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Paipa cheese is the reinvention of Reinoso cheese from the region and has been made for more than 100 years. Its history is related to haciendas in Boyacá.[5][6]

Its name is due to the municipality of Paipa, where it was sold on market days to travelers and passers. [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Republic of Colombia - Superintendent of Industry and Commerce - Resolution 0070802" (PDF).
  2. ^ "CampoReal". www.camporeal.co (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ Emblin, Richard (15 July 2014). "Paipa 'De Origen'". The City Paper Bogotá. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "El origen del queso Paipa, un producto que se abre paso en el mercado (in Spanish) - The origin of Paipa cheese, a product that is making its way into the market". El Tiempo, Natalia Noguera, May 15, 2013. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Huele a queso en Sotaquirá (in Spanish) - It smells like cheese in Sotaquirá". El Diario, March 15, 2018, Boyacá, Colombia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "La reinvención del queso Paipa: usos y transformaciones del pasado en la construcción del patrimonio (in Spanish)". Universidad de los Andes, David Orlando Neira Flechas, July 10, 2019, Colombia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Historia Queso Paipa (in Spanish) - Paipa Cheese History". Kilo Alimentos, Boyacá, Colombia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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