Queso de la Serena Cheese Cream

Region: Badajoz, Extremadura

COVICA is a farming cooperative established in 1981 and focused on cheese production from Merino sheep milk, all of them under the PDO Queso de la Serena, considered by culinary experts as one of the best cheeses in the world. Located in the south of Extremadura and with vast grasslands, mountains, and pastures, La Serena provides the perfect environment to herd the Merino sheep. This Cheese Cream is made from their prized Sheep Cheese taking all the benefits and flavours of the milk and the pastures.

HOW TO USE

Take it out the fridge 3-6 hour before consumption to allow the inside temperature to get up to 20-25 Celsius degrees to enjoy its spreadable texture. Simply spread it on bread, have it with nuts, or roasted aubergine.

Ingredients: Sheep cheese 39.6% (Raw sheep's milk, vegetable rennet, salt), cream (contains milk and egg), water, melting salts: polyphosphates, milk protein, whey protein, thickener: guar gum (E -412), preservative: lactic acid (E-270), milk and potassium sorbate (E-202)

Nutritional facts (100ml): 365 kcal, 30.40g fats, of which 21.90g are saturated, 0.92g carbohydrates, of which 0.30g sugars, £21.90g proteins, 1.25g salt.