Beira Baixa · Portugal
Queijo Amarelo da Beira Baixa.
Golden and yielding on the palate, this Portuguese semi-soft reveals a buttery core with a subtle sharpness that builds toward a tangy finish. Herbaceous notes of dried hay and wild herbs perfume each bite, while the creamy texture coats the mouth with the unmistakable character of pastured sheep and cow milk—honest, grassy, and alive.
Origin
39.9°N · 7.6°W
The story
How it's made.
Why it tastes that way.
Queijo Amarelo da Beira Baixa (Yellow cheese of the Lower Beira) is produced in the Castelo Branco district of central Portugal from raw sheep's milk, sometimes blended with goat's milk.
Unlike its thistle-set Beira Baixa siblings, it is coagulated with animal rennet, giving a cleaner, gently acidulous flavour. It is protected under the Queijos da Beira Baixa PDO, registered with the EU in 1996.
Production · spec
- Milk
- Mixed · raw
- Family
- Semi-hard
- Rind
- natural
- Age
- 1–4 mo
- Protected
- PDO · since 1996
- Intensity
- 3 / 5
- Texture
- semi-soft
Tasting profile
What it tastes like.
These bars are a visual read of Queijo Amarelo da Beira Baixa'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 Queijo.
29 pairings across 6 categories.
Wine
Beer & Cider
Where to find it
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