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Larraitz Smoked Extegarai (idiazabal) Sheeps Milk Cheese 250 g Wedge Larraitz Smoked Extegarai (Idiazabal) Sheeps Milk Cheese 250 g Wedge Extegarai is more commonly known as Idiazabal when it has the DO sticker on it. With that little sticker (the cheese is identical) and the more famous name, the price is 50% higher. We think paying 50% for an identical cheese with a different name is silly, so we bring you Extegarai - identical (and we mean identical, not just similar) - at a much more competitive price. This is a very distinctive Basque cheese which has made a big name for itself. It's made from unpasteurised milk from the Latxa sheep, long cured for 6 months and smoked. As you'd expected from a mature cheese, the texture is pretty hard. The taste is strong and unique. The base is a well developed sheeps cheese, similar to Manchego but with 'raw' milk for maximum flavour. However, it's also smoked for a further taste element.

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