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Honduran Dairy Foodways

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⚠ THE FLAVOUR THAT MAKES A HONDURAN PLATE HONDURAN. QUESILLO — a fresh stretched curd, crumbly not melting, the baleada’s cheese. MANTEQUILLA CREMA and mantequilla RALA — soured, salted, pourable cream sold in bags, and ⚠ NOT BUTTER, despite the name. CUAJADA, the pressed fresh curd of the highlands. QUESO SECO and queso duro, hard and grated. QUESO CON LOROCO. Requesón. The cattle are in OLANCHO above all, plus Yoro, Comayagua, Choluteca and Olancho’s Catacamas valley, and the highland smallholder dairies of Intibucá and La Esperanza. ⚠ RAW-MILK FRESH CHEESE IS A DOCUMENTED FOOD-SAFETY RISK and is described, not recommended.

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  • Quesillo, mantequilla crema and mantequilla rala, cuajada and queso seco are documented as characteristic of Honduran plates. Mantequilla crema is a soured salted cream and not butter despite the name. Raw-milk fresh cheese is a documented food-safety risk and is described rather than recommended. documented

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