He cheese will be the absolute protagonist this month in the province of Córdoba, where the Villa de Zuheros celebrates the 21st edition of the Cheese Festival from the Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd September“which has become a benchmark when it comes to disseminating the qualities that cheeses have for both our nutrition and our enjoyment,” the organization says.
As is customary at this event, the event will feature the exhibition and tasting of a wide variety of national artisan cheeses, accompanied by a programme of activities for all audiences.
Organized by Balanchares Cheeseswith the support of the Provincial Institute of Economic Development (Iprodeco), the Zuheros Cheese Festival is One of the most anticipated gourmet events of the year and hopes to repeat the success of previous editions, with an average of 15,000 visitors and the sale of 12,000 kilos of artisanal cheese.
The culinary proposal combines the winning synergy of gastronomy and tourism, because in addition to enjoying the products selected by the participating cheese factories, with more than 40 varietiesThose who attend the event will also be able to enjoy the attraction of one of the most beautiful towns in Spain.
Zuheros Cheese Festival Schedule
The event will open on Thursday 19 September at 7:00 p.m. and close on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. In addition to the exhibitors and tastings, the event maintains its festive character with activities for all audiences, live music, dancing, face painting, children’s games, cheese tastings, workshops on the artisanal production of cheeses and dairy products, visits to a cheese factory or a dairy breakfast.
Cheese varieties for purchase and tasting
Among the products that visitors will be able to taste and purchase, there will be more than 40 varieties of cheese, who try to represent the whole world every year Spanish cheese heritage“innovating in each edition with new cheeses that are either new presentations, or have not yet been present at this event,” say the organizers.
Always placed in tasting order, the present varieties complete the wide range that goes from elaborate cheeses with milk of cow, goat, sheep, mixed, as well as fresh, semi-cured, cured, soft paste, dairy…. And many of them are made with raw milk, organically produced, “awarded nationally and internationally, with the best and most demanding quality certifications, and all of them with the know-how and mastery that years of work and experience have of the master craftsmen who participate in this well-named Cheese Festival.”
Cheese factories present at the Cheese Festival
At this edition, 40 varieties of cheese will be available for tasting and purchasing. The cheese factories attending the event include Granja Quesería Castrum – Erat (Badajoz), La Cañada Real Soriana SAT (Toledo), Lácteos Romero Pelaez, SL (Jaén), Los Balanchares (Córdoba), Monte Robledo Aracena Artisanal Cheese Factory, SL (Huelva), Doña Francisca Cheese Factory (Cáceres), Los Puertos Cheese Factory (Asturias), Prestes Cheese Factory (Lugo), Tierra de Barros Cheese Factory (Badajoz), Capricho de Guara Cheeses (Huesca), La Brañuca de Bejes Cheeses (Cantabria), Marqués del Valle Cheeses (Córdoba), Montefrieño Cheeses, SL (Granada), Sierra Sur Cheeses (Jaén), Torralba Cheeses (Menorca) and Valverde Carrasco Cheeses (Ciudad Real).
Cheese Festival Schedule
The Cheese Festival will be open from 7:00 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
