Cheese type Uncooked, pressed semi- hard cheese
	Milk Ewe's milk
Ossau Iraty Cheese Description Fat: at least 50% Ossau-Iraty is manufactured in two sizes sizes: large (4 to 7 kg) and small (2 to 3 kg). It is commonly sold under the name of "Fromage de Brebis des Pyrénées" (ewe's milk cheese of the Pyrenees).	Country France
	Areas of production Pays basque
	Other info AOC

Ossau Iraty Cheese Fabrication process

The Ossau-Iraty cheese must be made exclusively from the milk of ewes of the local breed: the Basco- Béarnaise or Manech. It is a local ewe with a black or red head.

The curd is moulded and pressed by hand or with a mechanic press before being salted with coarse salt. After resetting the curd is separated, stirred, and scalded in a vat at between 36 and 44°C. The cheese is ripened for at least 90 days.

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