• La Retorta Brindisa Spanish Foods
  • La Retorta Brindisa Spanish Foods
  • La Retorta Brindisa Spanish Foods
  • La Retorta Brindisa Spanish Foods

La Retorta (vegetarian), 160g

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DESCRIPTION

Sweet, bitter flavours. Aromas of lanolin, hay, mustard. Pungent rind. Matures to a runny centre.

Milk type: Raw sheep's milk

Type of rennet: Cardoon thistle coagulant (vegetarian)

From: Cáceres, Extremadura

Net weight: 160g 

Winner: Silver at the World Cheese Awards 2023

There is a tradition in South West Spain, and over the border in Portugal, of making sheep's milk cheeses called "torta" using thistle rennet, resulting in full flavoured cheeses with a soft, sometimes liquid interior.

Finca Pascualete is an interesting example of this unique style of cheese. La Retorta has a smooth, dense and creamy texture and ochre and pungent rind with aromas of mustard and dry hay. Full bodied in flavours with noticeable bitterness at the finish.

Learn more about this unique cheese, watch the video here.

INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENTS MILK, rennet, salt STORAGE & CARE Keep refrigerated between 2 and 4°C

Nutrition

Nutrition - Per 100g
Energy 1464kJ / 350kcal
Fat 29.83g
   of which saturates 19.83g
Carbohydrate 11g
   of which sugars 0.25g
Protein 9.42g
Fibre 3.8g
Salt 1.72g
* Typical values per 100g

DELIVERY

STANDARD DELIVERY

Our standard delivery charge to Mainland UK postcodes is £4.50, excluding the Scottish Highlands and Northern Ireland. Orders received before 11:00 am can be despatched for delivery on the next working day, at an unspecified time between 8am and 6pm. Orders received after 11:00 am will be despatched on the next available delivery day after that unless a later date has been selected. We do not deliver Saturday to Monday, so orders received after 11:00 am on Thursdays cannot be despatched until after the weekend for delivery on the following Tuesday at the earliest.

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list of options (Tuesday to Friday). Orders can be placed up to 30 days in advance, or 60 during the Black Friday and Christmas period. You can also choose to designate a ’safe’ place (at your own risk) should no-one be at home to accept delivery. However, we cannot specify delivery times or request telephone calls from the driver.

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, NORTHERN IRELAND AND OFF MAINLAND UK

We are currently unable to ship to Northern Ireland due to Brexit restrictions affecting our courier service.

For all postcodes included in the area designated by our third party courier as being within the Scottish Highlands our delivery charge is £14.95. Please remember that this is generally a 48-hour service and in some cases delivery can take up to 3 days after the delivery date selected online. For this reason it is advisable to consult a member of our sales team before placing the order. We offer free delivery to the
Scottish Highlands and Off Mainland UK on all orders over £100.

JERSEY & GUERNSEY

For all deliveries to Jersey & Guernsey, please place your orders with our agents, Fungi Delecti. Please note, we cannot ship directly. Orders received for these islands will not be dispatched & will be refunded. Orders placed with Fungi Delecti are usually delivered to Jersey addresses within 1-2 days, and Guernsey addresses once per week.”

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