Spain Explained
What is Manchego? (EP 20)
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Manchego is Spain's most exported cheese ... and its most copied. Nearly 60 percent of all Spanish DOP cheese sold abroad carries that name, which makes the imitation market significant and the label worth reading carefully. This episode covers the cheese from the ground up: what the DOP designation actually requires, the Manchega breed and why their low milk yield is baked into every price tag,…