The Onís cheese factories have proposed to bring us a little closer to their star product. And they do it in the best possible way. explaining to us on the spot the excellence of the milk and the raw materials used, emphasizing traditional processes and all kinds of factors that influence its production and curing.
These may be some of the secrets that has a genuine cheese like this: the use of natural rennet, the fact that it is skimmed and salted manually, that it is smoked with wood from native forests, that it matures in immemorial caves... We feel cheese for a while, shepherds at the same time, because the explanations make us aware of how hard (and rewarding) the daily work in the ports and sheepfolds was. A way of life that cheese carries in its bowels and that it is impossible not to appreciate in its intense flavor.
Once the visit is over, we will be in a position to distinguish its main gastronomic virtues, discern its varied nuances, know the reason for the different textures and colors it presents, perceive the aromas it gives off judiciously, describe the taste and aftertaste of this dairy that, Not by chance, it has become one of the most essential cheeses on the national scene. take us a good cheese or a good wedge will be the culmination of our little foray into the cheese factories of Onís.
· Vega de Ario Cheese Factory ·
The tour of this family business includes its current cheese facilities but also the replica of a traditional port hut. A well-documented guided tour in which we will learn about the entire production process, from the moment the raw milk is received until the cheese is already labeled and ready for sale.
In the cabin we are told in detail and photographic documentation, how the cheese was originally made in the flocks of the Picos de Europa, the techniques, the utensils and everything that has to do with the history of this product.
To finish off this rewarding activity, there is a small, well-explained and oriented tasting of Gamonéu.
Telephone: 985 844 218 – 677 377 309
https://queseriavegadeario.misquesosasturianos.com
San Roque neighborhood s/n. Benia de Onís · 677 37 73 09
queseriavegadeario@hotmail.com
Rates: Adults: €5 / Children from 6 to 12 years old: €3 / Children under 6 years old: free.
The activity includes: 1-hour visit to the current cheese factory and the replica of a traditional cabin.
Guided tasting and optional purchase of cheese.
Opening hours: Mornings from 11.00:12 a.m. to 13.00:14.00 p.m. and from 17.00:18.00 p.m. to 19.00:20.00 p.m. / Afternoons from XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. and from XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
July to September and Easter: every day
Visit especially recommended for families with children.
· Demués Cheese ·
From farm to table. The visit to these facilities begins with the milking itself and ends with the sale of the cheese in the store. In the cattle shed attached to the cheese factory we can have a unique experience, especially the little ones in the house, who will be able to see live animal husbandry and native livestock management. A cattle that lives in semi-freedom in a protected natural area and with careful care.
In about 40 minutes that the visit lasts, we will get to know the entire work environment, the ins and outs of making it, and we will end with a tasting of the highly appreciated Demués cheeses.
Subida Demués, Onís · 637 31 40 49 (Maribel Padilla) · 600 41 99 53 (Alberto Álvarez) · 985 97 50 97 (Cheese Factory)
https://www.laqueseriademues.com/
laqueseriademues@hotmail.com
Rates: Adults €5 / Children up to 6 years: free / Pensioners with a discount
Schedule: June to September
Mornings from 9 a.m. to 14 p.m. / Afternoons from 16 p.m. to 20 p.m.
Easter Week: 8 a.m. to 13:30 p.m. 16:19 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
Visit especially recommended for families with children.
Text: © Ramón Molleda for asturias.com
