Majorero

Majorero is made on the exotic island of Fuerteventura in the Canaries, fewer than one hundred miles from Africa. Inside its ocher-colored rind, with its distinctive imprint of braided palm fronds, is a semisoft to hard cheese made with the rich milk of the hardy Majorera goats who scour the forbidding volcanic terrain for lichen. Many connoisseurs consider aged Majorero the best goat cheese in Spain, for its beautifully nuanced nutty-fruity-lemon flavor. Frequently the rind is treated with attractive notes of toasted corn flour, which further enhances it.