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Fresco
- Meaning "Fresh" in Spanish
Crumble over lettuce or pasta salads
Slice thin and stuff into sopes
Crumble over tacos, enchiladas, and refried beans
Cut into french fry size pieces, deep fry until golden brown, and serve with
salsa fresca
Serve cold with fresh tomatoes and cilantro
Crumble over a Mexican cobb salad
Quesadilla
- Traditional Melting Cheese of Mexico
Sprinkle over pizza or your favorite
casserole
Melt in quesadillas, chile rellenos, enchildas, burritos, and nacho dips
Melt over a hamburger for a Mexican cheese burger
Slice and melt for a Mexican omelet
Smother over steaks and chicken breasts on the grill
Mix with chorizo in a fondue-type melt
Melt and roll up tight in a warm tortilla, dip in crema mexicana and salsa
Panela
- The Perfect Frying Cheese
Slice and top a hot corn tortilla
or crusty bread
Cut thick, grill to a golden brown, and serve with salsa
Slice and melt over a chicken breast sandwich
Chunk and serve cold as a snack with crackers
Slice and fry with salsa fresca as an appetizer
Shred over lettuce and pasta salads
Slice and fry with onions and bell peppers, serve in a warm tortilla for fajitas
Enchilado
- Meaning "With Chile Color" in Spanish
Crumble for stuffing into enchildas
and for sprinkling over salads and tacos
Slice cold and serve in a warm tortilla
Sautee with green onions and serve over charbroiled steaks
Highlight salads with colorful shards of enchilado
Add color and zest to lasagnas and casseroles
Cotija
- The Parmesan of Mexico
Fold into mashed potatoes, casseroles,
and lasagna
Crumble over lettuce and pasta salads
Combine with crema mexicana for a rich, smooth alfredo sauce
Sprinkle over refried beans, tostadas, soups, enchiladas, tacos, and nachos
Use in place of parmesan in a Mexican Caesar Salad
Sprinkle over spaghetti, garlic bread and pizza
Asadero
- The Muenster Cheese of Mexico
Family favorite for making dishes
extra smooth
Offers rich mild flavor to mexican dishes and casseroles
Slice thin and serve on a cheese tray with crackers
Mix in a fondue-type melt with chorizo fino
Melt over omelettes
Slice and melt with garlic and mushrooms and serve with crackers
Oaxaca
- Mexican Style String Cheese
Shred and stuff into tamales, chile
rellenos, chimichangas; super nachos
Shred and serve cold on a cheese plate
Crema
Mexicana - Sweet Taste of Mexico
Blend with cotija for a creamy mexican
alfredo sauce
Drizzle over soups, salads, tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, and nachos
Slather over corn on the cob and roll in a bed of grated cotija
Fold into refried beans
Drizzle over Belgian waffles
Fold into mashed potatoes and hot cereals
Combine with salsa or your favorite dip and serve with chips
Dollop over mexican dishes or casseroles
Use as a sauce and pour over berries, melon, and kiwi
Drizzle over your favorite breakfast pastry
Use in beef stroganoff in place of sour cream for a rich, smooth texture
Mix with coffee and cappucino
Crema
Agria - Mexican Style Sour Cream
Fold into scrambled eggs
Mix with salsa or your favorite dip and serve with chips
Dollop over baked potatoes or hot chicken strips
Mix into meat gravies for a smooth, rich texture
Chorizo
- The Crumbling Sausage of Mexico
Brown and mix with scrambled eggs,
diced potatoes, and refried beans
Fry and sprinkle over pizza, top with quesadilla
Cook and sprinkle over tortilla, top with quesadilla and heat thru for a queso
quesadilla
Fold into mashed potatoes, rice pilaf, meatballs, and pasta sauce
Sprinkle over mexican dishes or your favorite casserole
Queso Blanco
- Caribbean Farmers Cheese
Slice cold and serve with guava paste
Cube and saute until golden brown
Use as a filling to stuff cooked peppers
Slice thick, fry, and serve with marmalade on a wheat cracker
Grate into cornbread or mashed potatoes
Cumble into soup, pasta, and salads
Colombiano
- Colombian Style White Cheese
Enjoy with hot chocolate and arepas
Grate and fold into bread and pastry dough
Crumble over soups, salads, and pasta
Slice thick and grill with Colombian sausage
Serve cold as an appetizer with crackers
Cube and float over chicken soup
Para Freir
- Authentic Frying Cheese
Slice and fry to a golden brown
Shred over salads, potatoes, and beans
Cube and deep fry for appetizers
Shred into bread dough
Dominicano
- Dominican Style White Cheese
Cube and deep fry for appetizers
Slice and fry with onions, green palantains, and salami
Shred over rice and black beans
Broil on a crusty bread with cooked and crumbled chorizo
Boricua
- Puerto Rico Style White Cheese
Slice cold and serve with marmalade or fruit paste
Slice thick and serve with crisp crackers and guava paste
Melt over ham, eggs, and toast
Serve with a variety of cold cuts and grill on a crusty bread
Guajiro
- Cuban Style White Cheese
Slice thin and serve with Cuban crackers
Slice and serve with papaya and mango
Fry with yuca and sweet potatoes
Slice thin and serve with crackers and marmalade
Crumble over soups and salads
Crema Salvadorena
- Salvadorena Style Cream
Sprinkle with chopped cilantro, jalapenos, and green onion; serve with chips
Dollop over soups, salads, tostadas, and nachos
Fold into scrambled eggs
Drizzle over baked potatoes and hot chicken strips
Mix into meat gravies for a smooth texture
Dollop over beans, fried plantains, and fresh strawberries
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