Minas Gerais · Brazil
Minas Padrão.
Minas Padrão is a pillow-soft cheese that melts on your tongue with the pure, gentle flavor of fresh milk—barely salted, with a whisper of lactic tang. Its creamy paste yields easily to the bite, releasing a clean, milky sweetness that tastes like the pastures of Minas Gerais captured at their peak freshness.
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The story
How it's made.
Why it tastes that way.
Queijo Minas Padrao is Brazil's most important cheese style, originating in the state of Minas Gerais in the 18th century when Portuguese settlers began dairy farming in the region.
It is now produced nationwide and is the basis for many Brazilian cheese dishes. The Minas Gerais state government has worked to register the Minas artisanal cheeses as heritage products.
Production · spec
- Milk
- Cow · pasteurised
- Family
- Semi-hard
- Rind
- natural
- Age
- 1–3 mo
- Intensity
Tasting profile
What it tastes like.
Caseo's flavour axes are drawn from each cheese's flavour and aroma profile. This is Minas Padrão's fingerprint.
Aroma
Nutrition · per 100g serving
What's in a wedge.
A 100g 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 Minas.
24 pairings across 8 categories.
Wine
Beer & Cider
Where to find it
Cheese counters.
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Substitutes
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