Regional Cheeses (PDO Galicia)
Galician treasures with Protected Designation of Origin: Tetilla, Arzúa-Ulloa and San Simón da Costa.
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Soft, creamy paste with a delicate, buttery flavour. PDO, Galicia.
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Elastic, melt-in-the-mouth texture with a more intense and persistent flavour. PDO, Galicia.
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San Simón da Costa Cheese (PDO)
Semi-hard paste, mild at first, developing smoky notes from beechwood curing. PDO, Galicia.
Galicia, in the green north-west of Spain, produces soft, creamy cow's milk cheeses that are unlike anything else in the Spanish repertoire. Three of them hold Protected Designation of Origin status and form this category: Tetilla, with its distinctive conical shape and buttery flavour; Arzúa-Ulloa, elastic and melt-in-the-mouth with a more intense and persistent taste; and San Simón da Costa, a pear-shaped cheese smoked over beechwood.
Range and formats
Tetilla Cheese PDO in 550 g and 900 g whole pieces; Arzúa-Ulloa Cheese PDO in 550 g, 700 g, 900 g and 3 kg pieces; San Simón da Costa Cheese PDO in the traditional 800 g to 1.5 kg ball and 400 g mini-pieces. All three are sold as whole pieces, which display well on cheese counters.
Who buys Galician cheese
Delicatessens and specialist cheese retailers looking for mild, creamy cheeses with a protected origin story, restaurants that use Tetilla and Arzúa-Ulloa for melting, and gourmet retail in Europe and Asia where smoked cheese is a growing niche. PDO labelling supports premium pricing.