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» Ardi Gasna «
Traditional, farmhouse, unpasteurized, hard cheese made from sheep's milk. The cheese has a wheel shape with natural, crusty, yellow rind with grayish moulds. It is a table cheese, but is used also for grating . The name means "sheep's cheese" in Basque, and this cheese remained unchanged for centuries. The cheese is made in spring and late summer. All these cheeses are highly prized. Ardi Gasna has a hard texture, but feels rich in the mouth. The flavor is clean and fresh, with the sweetness of mountain flowers and a nuttiness born of age. The finish has a touch of sharpness that increases as the cheese matures. Similar cheeses include Laruns and Esbareich.
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