{"data":{"slug":"torta-del-casar","name":"Torta del Casar","country":"Spain","milk":"sheep","style":"washed","style_label":"Washed rind","strength":4,"strength_label":"Bold","summary":"Set with wild thistle instead of rennet, and eaten with a spoon through the lid.","image":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/torta-del-casar\/portrait.svg","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/torta-del-casar","region":"Extremadura","aka":null,"texture":"Molten \u2014 spoonable, almost pourable at room temperature","rind":"Firm ochre crust that has to be cut open like a lid","age":{"min_months":2,"max_months":3,"label":"2 mo \u2013 3 mo"},"description":"Coagulated with an extract of the wild cardoon thistle rather than animal rennet, which breaks the proteins down differently and leaves a paste that will not hold itself up. The wheel is bound in a cloth band to stop it escaping.\n\nCut the top off like a lid and spoon it out. Rich, bitter-edged and deeply savoury, with the vegetal bitterness of the thistle running underneath \u2014 the thing that separates it from every other soft sheep's cheese.","flavour_notes":["thistle bitterness","lanolin","salt","melted butter"],"pairings":["Ribera del Duero","Rustic bread","Sherry","Iberian ham"],"vegetarian":true,"pasteurised":false,"tasting_notes":{"count":0,"average_rating":null},"related":[{"slug":"ardrahan","name":"Ardrahan","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/ardrahan"},{"slug":"pont-leveque","name":"Pont-l\u2019\u00c9v\u00eaque","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/pont-leveque"},{"slug":"queijo-serra-da-estrela","name":"Queijo Serra da Estrela","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/queijo-serra-da-estrela"},{"slug":"vacherin-mont-dor","name":"Vacherin Mont d\u2019Or","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/vacherin-mont-dor"}]}}