Spain
Tapas Variadas
Mixed tapas with garlic mushrooms, Manchego, toasted almonds and roast potatoes
75 min·4 servings
Manchego cheese
Spanish sheep's milk cheese from La Mancha, firm and nutty, mild to sharp depending on age.
Manchego is sold at the cheese counter of larger supermarkets, at cheesemongers and in Spanish delis, usually in several ages from young (semicurado) to long-aged (curado, viejo).
Substitute:
Another firm, aged sheep's cheese such as Pecorino Toscano comes closest; Pecorino Romano is much saltier, and a medium-aged Gouda matches the texture but not the characteristic sheep's milk flavour.
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