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Queso fresco

From WikiTacos, the taco encyclopedia · Ingredient
Also known as: Queso blanco

Queso fresco is an unaged, soft white cheese crumbled over Mexican antojitos, tostadas, enchiladas and some tacos. It is mild, moist and does not melt into strings.

Contents
  1. Description
  2. Use in Mexico
  3. Reviews
  4. See also
  5. References

Description

Larousse defines fresh cheese, also called queso blanco, as an unaged cheese of cow's, sheep's or goat's milk coagulated by acid or rennet and drained slowly, holding 60 to 82 percent water. The curd may be smoothed to a fine grain or left loose. Industrial cow's milk versions are sold in tubs.

Use in Mexico

In Mexican cooking crumbled fresh cheese tops Jalisco's chicken tostadas with cream and salsa, salsa borracha in Hidalgo, and Nuevo León's beer-based borracha sometimes includes it.

Reviews

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See also

References

  1. "Queso fresco". Larousse Cocina (Diccionario enciclopédico de la Gastronomía Mexicana). Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  2. "Tostada". Larousse Cocina (Diccionario enciclopédico de la Gastronomía Mexicana). Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  3. "Salsa borracha". Larousse Cocina (Diccionario enciclopédico de la Gastronomía Mexicana). Retrieved 2026-10-10.
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