Blue Cheese: Why This Spanish Specialty Ages In Caves

Cheesemaker Encarni Bada Herrero shows us the specialty of her hometown in the northern Spanish region of Asturias: Cabrales cheese.
The blue cheese is produced from three types of milk from cow, sheep and goat. It ages in old caves, and mold naturally occurs during the ripening process. Its is considered a local delicacy and is not produced anywhere else.
Around 30 small cheese dairies produce Cabrales. Most of them, including Encarni Bada Herrero’s, are family businesses. She takes us to her family’s cave and explains the process of making this special moldly cheese.
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[@rubentorre1345]

Hi, I'm from cantabria, right next to Asturias, and we love to makes those, you should try to eat them with some good bread, and a little bit of wine, I hope everyone enjoys those cheesy moments

[@cuzyouneverwalkalone]

MY FAVORITE CHEESE! I look forward to eating it every time Im back in Asturias. PUXE ASTURIES!

[@teryyy5052]

Omg! I had Cabrales cheese purely to try (I picked it out of about 20 other blues in the butcher shop) and distinctly remembered it had the wildest most acidic taste I’ve had in a cheese. My family didn’t like it as it was too strong but I enjoyed it for its intensity. I can’t eat it regularly cuz it’s quite an intense experience but it certainly left an impression ! Thanks for the vide DW ! If you’ve tried other known blues like Stilton or Roquefort, the Cabrales is even stronger. Definitely not for the inexperienced!

[@Spoketlabolina]

Oh wow! Hard to imagine, I'm guessing it would almost taste acrid?

[@pedroviriato9356]

El Queso Cabrales te lleva a otro nivel.

[@wufflenuts]

First time I experienced Cabrales was in my friend's cabin in the Picos , I thought some animal had died . Fantastic cheese ( not for the faint hearted ) Was in Alicante in March and after much searching found a big enough supermarket that stocked Cabrales .

[@ynerrad9291]

What a stunning location!

[@HaveyLevene]

Fantastic cheese and fortunately my local town market sells it.🥰

[@stephane4400]

Viva España, viva el Rey, y viva Cabrales de Asturia. 😁🙂🤗

[@xute89]

Muera el rey

[@stephane4400]

@@xute89 Lo está haciendo muy bien con sus huestes, ensalzando los méritos de la Gran España.

[@jaimegarcia9408]

Is more intense, his texture is unique.

[@EM-dw2yv]

I like blue cheese in cajun blackened steak .

[@maestrotomberi6101]

excepting the canned flamenco, excellent documentary of our product.

[@kevinh8736]

Blue cheese on a burger with bacon!!!!!! 🥓

[@markmower6507]

And Carmalized Onions and Chipotle...

[@Spoketlabolina]

It the colour and texture looks like the cave it's aged in 😅

[@stuffthings1417]

can't do blue cheese, or cave-aged stuff for example. the funk is too much. i respect the popularity. it's quite divisive. people hate it or love it.

[@0066keith]

Do the Dolla Gentral sell this?

[@markmower6507]

Ummm, No.

[@briantorres3207]

the best

[@briantorres3207]

this is legit

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

What happened to the hairy bird nest road kill with red yolk? They blaming germany now for bombing pakistan? 😭 with swiss cover with economic cover which was deploy from ep delivery situation 😭

[@MrAelin]

Dude it's a cheese documentary

[@reaperluke3518]

​@@MrAelin this guy has to be an out of control AI

[@addison2531]

💔 P-R-O-M-O-S-M!!