Requeijão
Portugueserequeijão
Country of origin	Portugal Brazil
Source of milk	Cow,goat andsheep
Pasteurized	Depends on variety
Texture	Solid to creamy
Aging time	Depends on variety
Certification	No
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Requeijão is a milk-derived product, produced inPortugal^[1] andBrazil. It is a loose,ricotta-likecheese used to make cheese spreads.

Therequeijão made in theSerra da Estrela region of Portugal,Requeijão da Serra da Estrela is aprotected designation of origin (PDO) since 2005 in the EU and the UK.^[2]

Text in this article was incorporated from the following public domain U.S. Government publication:

• Doane, C.F.; Hargrove, Robert C.; Lawson, H.W.; Matheson, K.J.; Sanders, G.P; Walter, Homer E. (1969).Cheese Varieties and Descriptions. U.S. Department of Agriculture. p. 105.

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