6 cheeses

Asturias / Picos de Europa, Spain

Aged in Asturian mountain caves. Among the fiercest cheeses on earth.

Catalonia, Spain

A grey-furred Catalan goat cheese, revived in the 1980s by back-to-the-landers.

Basque Country / Navarre, Spain

Basque shepherds’ cheese, smoked because the huts had no chimneys.

Menorca, Spain

A square-edged Balearic cheese, rubbed orange with paprika and olive oil.

La Mancha, Spain

Manchega sheep, La Mancha scrub, and a rind patterned by esparto grass.

Extremadura, Spain

Set with wild thistle instead of rennet, and eaten with a spoon through the lid.