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In a place in La Mancha, called Manzanares, cheese takes center stage in the run-up to Holy Week.
This will be the second edition of the Manzanares Cheese Fair, in the province of Ciudad Real.
The Castilian-Manchega town celebrates this meeting of producers on March 27, 28 and 29, where a total of 40 dairies They will promote and display their products and preparations made from sheep’s milk, rennet and salt.
The objective of the Fair continues to be the dissemination and promotion of the consumption of the star product of the Manchega gastronomy, which for years has wanted to occupy a representative place in the panorama of national cheeses and how not to be able to stand out at the international level.
The geographical location of your product means that the destination of La Mancha is not only recognized by the adventures of the Hidalgo Caballero Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho, but also for its wines, sweets and cheeses …
The national consumption of the product during this last year fell by 5% and as a result of this lack of seasonality of demand, it is intended to help promote its commercialization with activities of this nature as well as other types of events to promote it.
The municipal council of the town of Manzanares is behind the project, not in vain the region houses a large number of producers and ranchers who turn their business activity into the refined cured product.
Within the Fairground of the municipality, the activities programmed to show, smell, and taste the product of the land and other autonomous communities will be held during those 3 days of the Fair that will also expose their cheese creations.
Don’t give it to you with cheese
As a consequence of the popular use of the saying, the organizers of the event have programmed a very creative activity and especially Quesera, where now the Cheese will not be the architect of camouflaging the flavor of the fighting wine of which the popular saying is, but the protagonist of pairings , workshops and contests.
We will be able to see the artisan brewers of the La Maldita Beer, 69 Beer, Yunta Beer and Cabane Group Beers pairing its fermented products with dairy products from all over the La Mancha and national scene, throughout the three holidays.
Cabrales, Idiazabal, Mahón already have their place on the international scene and now “The Manchego” seeks its niche with initiatives such as the ones we have detailed that together withn the celebration of the first anniversary of the inauguration of the museum of Museum of Manchego Cheese in the town of Manzanares, they make the meeting be adorned with a cultural air that not all fairs have.