Malagos Queso Rustico

TAST­ING NOTES FROM THE CURATOR

Aged for at least three months, the Mala­gos Que­so Rus­ti­co has the tex­ture sim­i­lar to a young Gou­da, with a hard out­er rind, and a beau­ti­ful aro­mat­ic pâté in a gold­en color.

Aged longer, the fla­vor is fur­ther devel­oped, giv­ing this fresh cow milk cheese a deli­cious and pleas­ant experience.

PREPA­RA­TION AND PAIRINGS

The Que­so Rus­ti­co is a ver­sa­tile cheese, able to stand on its own and blend in well on a cheese plat­ter or char­cu­terie. Pair it with some cured meats, like cop­pa. A good red wine will round this off nicely.

Add it as an ingre­di­ent to ele­vate your sim­ple home­made mac and cheese, and grilled cheese sandwiches.

AN ALL-AROUND BRAND

Famous for its choco­lates and cheeses, the Mala­gos group is nev­er one to rest on its lau­rels. Enter the Mala­gos Gar­den Resort, a serene and idyl­lic home away from home in Davao.

You can choose to stay in suites or vil­las, and have your meals at Roberto’s Restau­rant or Viewdeck Café. They even have the Mala­gos Choco­late Bar, where you can bask in the deli­cious­ness of their famous chocolates.

They even have a Choco­late Spa, where you can indulge in their var­i­ous relax­ation offer­ings, includ­ing the Cacao Facial Care, and whole-body massages.

Storage Instructions

Cheeses (except brined ones in jars) should be stored in the crisper or the but­ter draw­er of a refrig­er­a­tor, not on the shelves them­selves. This is to help reg­u­late their tem­per­a­ture and humid­i­ty lev­els — and pre­vents the for­ma­tion of mold. Once opened, they should not be kept in their orig­i­nal pack­ag­ing. Semi-hard cheeses (includ­ing blues) should ide­al­ly be wrapped in cheese paper after open­ing. An alter­na­tive is to wrap them tight­ly in parch­ment paper to allow them to breathe, then loose­ly in alu­minum foil to keep mois­ture out. Don’t for­get to write up a label with the date you first opened the pack­age. Replace the parch­ment paper every time you open the cheese. Kind­ly pay atten­tion to the best before date label when you receive your cheese. Con­sume pri­or to date indicated.