Queso fresco is a fresh, unaged Mexican cheese made from cow's milk, or sometimes a blend of cow's and goat's milk, that is soft, crumbly and mild in flavor with a slight tang. Because it is not aged, it has a short shelf life and a moist, tender texture that softens when heated but does not melt the way many aged cheeses do. It is a common table cheese across Mexican and Central American cooking, crumbled over dishes such as enchiladas, tacos, salads and refried beans, adding a light, salty freshness rather than a strong cheese flavor.
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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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Source Papa a la huancaína (Wikipedia)
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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
Papa a la huancaína (Wikipedia)
Used By: Papa a la Huancaína, Infobox main_ingredient field: Yellow potatoes, Huanca?na sauce (queso fresco, vegetable oil, aj? amarillo, evaporated milk, salt)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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