La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
A century-old cheese factory that combines tradition and innovation, certified by IFS. It boasts numerous national and international awards.
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La Cavada, Cantabria
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En 1917 comienza la historia de La Pasiega de Peña Pelada en manos de la Pasiega Brígida Ruiz que bajó de las laderas de Peña Pelada a Rubalcaba (Liérganes) para vender los quesos que ella misma elaboraba. El sabor de esos quesos ha perdurado en la historia. Hoy somos sus bisnietos quienes continuamos la labor en una moderna fábrica en La Cavada donde se elaboran los quesos con las mismas recetas con que elaboraba Brígida. Además de elaborar otros nuevos productos bajo la máxima de aunar tradición e innovación.
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La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
Brigida Blue Cheese
Tipo
Cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk
Formato
300g wedges and 3kg pieces
Otros Datos
Average maturation time: 45-60 days
Notas
Grayish moldy rind. Straw-yellow paste with blue-green veins. Tender, creamy, soft, and melt-in-your-mouth texture. High solubility in the mouth.
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Best Blue Cheese of Cantabria 2023
La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
Burrata
Fresh cheese filled with Stracciatella. Burrata is born from the synergy we create with Quesería Biribil; we make the curd, which they then use to work their magic of stretching it.
Tipo
Cow's milk cheese
Formato
150g tubs
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Fresh cheese stuffed with Stracciatella
Notas
Fresh cream flavor, mild, semi-sweet.
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Cañón Cheese
Semi-cured cheese with a bloomy rind. Its defining characteristic is the strip of charcoal found in the center of the cheese, which gives it its distinctive appearance and flavor. This, along with its natural rind, provides a unique taste.
Tipo
Semi-cured cow's milk cheese
Formato
300g wedges and 3kg pieces
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Semi-cured cheese with a moldy rind and a line of ash in the middle of the paste.
Notas
Compact, dense paste, sometimes with small, evenly distributed eyes and a line of ash running down the center. Soft notes of nuts, with a lingering taste of sweet cream.
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Best Special Cheese of Cantabria 2024 World Cheese Awards. Silver Medal, 2023-2024
La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
Cantabria Cream Cheese PDO
A soft, creamy cheese; hence its name, “Nata” cheese. It’s the quintessential family cheese, used in desserts, on cheese boards, and in cooking recipes thanks to its excellent melting properties.
Tipo
Cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk
Formato
Sliced, pieces of 500 gr, 1kg, 2 kg and 3 kg.
Otros Datos
Cheese with Protected Designation of Origin
Notas
Its natural rind is slightly yellow and smooth, and it is characterized by its creaminess and sweet cream flavor.
Ingredientes
Premios / Sellos
World Cheese Awards. Silver Medal, 2025-2026 Finalist, Spanish Championship 2024 (Gourmet) World Cheese Awards. Gold Medal, 2023-2024 World Cheese Awards. Silver Medal, 2022-2023 World Cheese Awards. Silver Medal, 2021-2022 Golden Cincho Award, 2016 Finalist, Gourmet Cheese Awards, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Best Cheese in Spain, 2003 Silver Cincho Award, 2002
La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
Cerréu Cheese
This cheese is born from the synergies of two Cantabrian cheese dairies, as it is made by La Pasiega de Peña Pelada and aged in the Cerréu de Tresviso natural cave of the Javier Campos Cheese Factory.
Tipo
Moldy-rind cow's milk cheese
Formato
500 gr and 3 kg
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Cheese matured in natural caves in the Picos de Europa
Notas
It is a cow's milk product that has been smoked before aging and has a moldy rind.
Ingredientes
Premios / Sellos
Finalist, Spanish Championship 2024 (Gourmet) BEST CHEESE OF CANTABRIA 2023 Bronze Medal, World Cheese Awards 2023/2024 Gold Medal, World Cheese Awards 2022/2023 Recognized as the most innovative product at the Cantabria Product Fair 2023
La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
Creamy Cheese with Beer
Washed rind cheese made with 942 Dougall’s beer from Liérganes. A very creamy cheese. Ideal for cheese boards, spreading on bread or toast, or for adding a unique and distinctive flavor to recipes.
Tipo
Queso de vaca, leche pasteurizada.
Formato
350 gr
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Queso muy cremoso
Notas
Láctico, con toques tostados, a malta y un cierto recuerdo al pan.
Ingredientes
Premios / Sellos
World Cheese Awards. Medalla de oro, 2016 World Cheese Awards. Medalla de bronce, 2021
La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
La Pasiega Fresh Cheese
Made with cow’s milk from Cantabria, selected specifically for this type of cheese, it is produced daily to order. It can be enjoyed with quince paste, honey, jam, walnuts… and is ideal for salads or for making desserts like cheesecake.
Tipo
Queso de vaca
Formato
200 gr, 400 gr y 2 kg
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Fresh cheese
Notas
Milky, mild, semi-sweet flavor
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La Pasiega Smoked Cheese
It is naturally smoked with beech wood, acquiring the typical aroma and flavor of smoke. It is a cheese with a pronounced flavor, ideal for cheese boards or for use in recipes, as it has a very smooth texture and melts beautifully.
Tipo
Smoked cow's milk cheese
Formato
500 gr, 2 kg and 3 gr
Otros Datos
Cheese with a medium maturation period of 30-60 days
Notas
It stands out for having a yellow-ochre rind due to its natural smoking, a light smoky flavor in the aftertaste, giving it a smoky nuance but without taking away the flavor of the cheese.
Ingredientes
Premios / Sellos
World Cheese Awards. Bronze Medal, 2025/26 SUPERORO World Cheese Awards. Medal 2023-2024 Best Smoked Cheese of Cantabria 2022 World Cheese Awards. Bronze Medal, 2022 World Cheese Awards. Bronze Medal, 2021 Best Smoked Cheese of Cantabria 2021 Gourmet Quesos. Bronze Medal, 2018 World Cheese Awards. Bronze Medal, 2017
La Pasiega de Peña Pelada
Mixed Cow and Sheep Milk Cheese
This semi-cured cheese, made with pasteurized cow and sheep milk (both from Cantabria), has a distinct and balanced flavor that intensifies with age.
Tipo
Mixed cow and sheep cheese
Formato
500 gr and 3 kg
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Semi-cured cheese
Notas
A distinct and balanced flavor, which becomes more intense with maturation time.
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Pasiega Sheep’s Cheese
The minimum aging period is two months. Its characteristic flavor becomes more intense with longer maturation. It differs from other aged sheep’s cheeses due to the sheep’s diet, as the milk comes from two small farms in Cantabria, where the sheep graze for extended periods throughout the year.
Tipo
Sheep's cheese
Formato
500 gr & 3kg
Otros Datos
Cured cheese
Notas
Intense flavor, dry texture.
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Awards and recognitions
Gourmet 2024
Queso Nata de Cantabria: Está en la final de Gourmet 2024.
Oro en WCA 2023
Queso Nata de Cantabria: Oro en WCA 2023 en Noruega.
Súper Gold en el WCA 2023
Queso Ahumado: Súper Gold en el WCA 2023 en Noruega.
Mejor Queso de Cantabria 2023
Queso Cerréu: Mejor Queso de Cantabria 2023
Gourmet 2024
Queso Cerréu: está en la final de Gourmet 2024.
Cantabria 2023
Queso Azul Brígida: Mejor Queso Azul de Cantabria 2023.
WCA 2023
Queso Cañón: Medalla de plata en WCA 2023 en Noruega.
Cantabria AFCA 2024
Queso Cañón: Mejor Queso especial de Cantabria AFCA 2024.
