Valdeon Blue cheese picos de europa Brindisa Spanish Foods
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    Picos Blue

Picos Blue

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FREE OVER £60

DESCRIPTION

Tangy with creamy, buttery texture. Mountain blue cheese wrapped in maple leaves. A lot going on.

Milk type: Pasteurised cow's (90%) and goat's milk (10%)

Type of rennet: Traditional rennet

From: León, Castilla y León

Net weight: approx. 600g quarter, and 300g wedge.

Matured in our Cheese Rooms

The Valdeón (Picos de Europa IGP) is a pasteurised blue cheese made from a blend of cow's and goat's milk. This highly recognisable sycamore leaf wrapped cheese, has a creamy and buttery melting texture with lovely mushroomy, nutty and sometimes spicy flavours. It is delicious by itself or used to cook with.

Try our Picos Blue Soufflé recipe.

It has a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), meaning it is made to strict criteria using high quality ingredients. 

INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENTS Pasteurised cow's MILK (80% min.), pasteurised goat's MILK (10% min.), salt, lactic cultures, calcium chloride, rennet, Penicilium roqueforti. Made in Spain using Spanish milk. STORAGE & CARE Keep refrigerated between 2 and 6°C. This cheese is cut to order and will last approximately 10 days from the date the order is dispatched.

Nutrition

Nutrition - Per 100g
Energy 1600/386 kJ/kcal
Fat 31.2g
   of which saturates 21.9g
Carbohydrate 3.0g
   of which sugars <0.5g
Protein 23.2g
Fibre 0g
Salt 3g
* Typical values per 100g

DELIVERY

  • Delivery slots now open up until 23rd December.
  • Weekday UK delivery costs £4.95 (FREE on orders over £60), excluding the Scottish Highlands & Islands. We do not deliver to Northern Ireland. 
  • Saturday UK delivery costs £7.95, excluding the Scottish Highlands & Islands. 
  • Click here for information regarding Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland, and off-Mainland UK delivery. 
  • During checkout, you can select your preferred delivery date (Tuesday to Saturday). Orders can be scheduled up to 30 days in advance, or 60 in the run-up to Christmas. 
  • Orders placed before 11:00 am are eligible for next working day delivery (Tuesday to Saturday). 
  • Please note that deliveries are not available on Sundays or Mondays for most of the year, except during peak trading periods in December. Orders placed after 11:00 am on Fridays will be despatched after the weekend for delivery from Tuesday onwards, unless a later date is selected. 
  • Our courier, DPD, will send a notification on the day of delivery with a one-hour delivery window - between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm - to help you plan your day. 
  • You may also specify a 'safe place’ for your delivery if no one will be available to receive it. Please be aware that we cannot request specific delivery times or calls from the driver. 

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