Cotija is an aged Mexican cheese made from cow's milk, named after and originating in the town of Cotija in the state of Michoacan. Young cotija is white, firm and salty with a flavor and texture resembling mild feta, while cotija aged longer becomes harder and drier, closer to a grating cheese like Parmesan, and it softens when heated but does not melt. It functions as a finishing cheese across Mexican cuisine, crumbled or grated over dishes such as tacos, tostadas, beans, soups and elote, adding a salty, milky sharpness.
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Carries Allergen
Entity-backed identity for the allergen value this ingredient already carries as an enum fact, resolved to a ingredient entity by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.
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1. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex II, Substances or Products Causing Allergies or Intolerances
Annex II identity match by ingredient composition
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