Galicia · Spain
Arzúa-Ulloa.
Arzúa-Ulloa melts on your tongue with the gentle sweetness of fresh milk and a whisper of tang, its buttery semi-soft paste yielding like custard. The aroma is delicate and lactic—pure pastoral simplicity—with a creamy mouthfeel that feels almost still warm from the Galician hills where it was born just weeks before.
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Origin
42.6°N · 7.9°W
The story
How it's made.
Why it tastes that way.
Arzúa-Ulloa comes from the Galician interior, specifically the areas around Arzúa and Ulloa in A Coruña and Lugo.
It is one of Galicia's most traditional cheeses, made in disc shapes and consumed very young. EU PDO protection was granted in 2010.
Production · spec
- Milk
- Cow · pasteurised
- Family
- Semi-hard
- Rind
- natural
- Age
- 0–1 mo
- Protected
- PDO · since 2010
- Intensity
- 1 / 5
- Texture
- semi-soft
Tasting profile
What it tastes like.
These bars are a visual read of Arzúa-Ulloa's flavour and aroma notes, scaled by the cheese's overall intensity — a quick guide, not a lab measurement.
Aroma
Nutrition · per 100 g serving
What's in a wedge.
A 100 g serving — about a finger-thick wedge. Daily values use the FDA 2020 reference of 2,000 kcal. Expect ±5% variation between wheels.
Serve, cut & store
Out of the fridge,
into its prime.
Guidance for semi-hard cheeses — general practice, not a per-wheel measurement.
Rest
Take it out about ≈1 h before serving — cold stiffens the fat and locks up the aromas; cool room temperature is when the flavour shows up.
Cut
Cut thin half-moons or batons from the wedge; trim waxed or inedible rinds as you go.
Store
Wrap leftovers in cheese paper or wax paper — never cling film, which suffocates the rind — and keep them in the warmest part of the fridge.
Rule of thumb: the softer and riper, the longer it needs. Thick pieces need longer than thin — and don't leave cheese out much past two hours.
Pairings · Caseo curated
What goes with Arzúa-Ulloa.
43 pairings across 6 categories.
Wine
Beer & Cider
Where to find it
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Substitutes
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