Requeijão is made with the whey of the milk and usually having a characteristic strong taste. It is produced all over the country, specially in the Lower Beira region.
Its taste and texture are similar to that of riccota cheese and it is eaten fresh. It is tipically sold in specially designed draining plastic or basket-like weaved containers.
There are many portuguese recipes that use requeijão, for example puddings or cheesecakes but it is also served with jams like pumpkin jam.
Requeijão with Pumpkin Jam
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ReplyDeleteIs the requeijao sold anywhere in NorthAmerica? I found a recipe for queijadas from Madeira which calls for the rfequeijao. I suppose it also has to be refrigerated? Could I use something else to substitute?
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