Asadero cheese explained

Asadero cheese (queso asadero meaning "roastable" or "for grilling," also spelled "azadero")[1] [2] [3] [4] is a white, flat Mexican cheese that is made fresh from goat and cow's milk. "Asadero" is the kind of cheese, and individual pieces of the cheese are called "asaderos." The milk is mixed with another mixture of milk and rennet and then boiled for thirty minutes. The mixture is churned, cooked again and then flattened into flat, round shapes while it is still hot.[5] It is a mild cheese that melts well. It is often eaten with bread or tortillas.[6] Asadero is sometimes confused with Chihuahua and Oaxaca cheeses.[7]

Asadero cheese began to be made during the Mexican Revolution in Chihuahua.[8] The cheese was also made in Durango.[9] Later, the recipe was brought with immigrants to the Southwestern United States. In the past, recipes for asadero cheese may have used the poisonous silverleaf nightshade berries to curdle the milk instead of rennet.[10] [11]

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  1. Book: Kennedy, Diana . The Art of Mexican Cooking: Traditional Mexican Cooking for Aficionados . Clarkson Potter/Publishers . Michael Calderwood, Susana Martínez-Ostos . 8 April 2008 . 978-0-307-38325-9 . 2nd . New York . 441 . 183926642 . 2022-10-17 . 2023-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117184332/https://www.worldcat.org/title/183926642 . live .
  2. Book: Martin, Cynthia M. . 101 Recipes for Making Cheese: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply . Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc. . 2011 . 978-1-60138-356-3 . Ocala, Florida . 115–116 . 316834172.
  3. Book: Hernandez, Rafael . Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions . ABC-CLIO . 2012 . 978-0-313-34339-1 . Herrera-Sobek . Maria . Santa Barbara, California . 948–949 . Quesos . 768800390 . 2022-10-17 . 2023-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117184332/https://www.worldcat.org/title/768800390 . live .
  4. News: Fernandez . Esther . Research contribution by Linda Tarin . 1980-11-07 . The Best Little Asadero in Texas . 29 . El Paso Times . 2022-10-10 . . 2023-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117184327/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111079954/el-paso-times/ . live .
  5. News: 1980-11-25 . Affectionados Line up for Asaderos . 3 . The Deming Headlight . 2022-10-17 . . 2022-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017201652/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111492177/the-deming-headlight/ . live .
  6. News: 1963-08-19 . When is a Tortilla Not Tortilla? When An Asadero, That's When! . 9 . El Paso Times . 2022-10-17 . . 2022-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017202606/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110940647/asaderos-martinezel-paso-texas/ . live .
  7. Book: Hernández Rodríguez, Rafael . Food Cultures of Mexico: Recipes, Customs, and Issues . 2021 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-4408-6924-2 . Santa Barbara, California . 32 . 1240827140.
  8. News: Ramirez . Amanda . 1989-05-14 . Asaderos: A Licon Family Tradition . 87 . El Paso Times . 2022-10-17 . . 2022-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017194137/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111489126/el-paso-times/ . live .
  9. News: Guitierrez . Alfred . 1980-08-14 . Asadero Cheesemaker Believes Old-Time Handmade Way is Best . 31 . El Paso Times . 2022-10-17 . . 2022-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017201940/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111492557/el-paso-times/ . live .
  10. Book: Turner, Matt Warnock . Remarkable plants of Texas : uncommon accounts of our common natives . 2009 . University of Texas Press . 978-0-292-79329-3 . Austin, Tex. . 275 . 506174561 . 2022-10-17 . 2023-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117184335/https://www.worldcat.org/title/506174561 . live .
  11. Gutiérrez-Méndez . Néstor . Balderrama-Carmona . Alejandro . García-Sandoval . Socorro . Ramírez-Vigil . Pamela . Leal-Ramos . Martha . García-Triana . Antonio . 2019-01-30 . Proteolysis and Rheological Properties of Cream Cheese Made with a Plant-Derived Coagulant from Solanum elaeagnifolium . Foods . en . 8 . 2 . 44 . 10.3390/foods8020044 . 2304-8158 . 6406456 . 30704018. free .

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