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Danbo

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Country of origin
  
Denmark

Texture
  
Semi-Soft

Dimensions
  
rectangular

Source of milk
  
Cows

Fat content
  
15-45%

Weight
  
6-9 kg

Danbo

Danbo is a semi-soft, aged cow's milk cheese originating in Denmark, where it is a common household cheese.

The cheese is typically aged between 12 and 52 weeks in rectangular blocks of 6 or 9 kg (13 or 20 lb), coated with a bacterial culture. The culture is washed off at the end of the aging cycle, and the cheese is packaged for retail sales.

Danbo is sold under various trade and brand names, including Lillebror, Gamle Ole, and Riberhus by Arla Foods. Gamle Ole in particular has gained a reputation for being extremely pungent.

In the first decades of the 20th century, Danish immigrants, established in the south part of Minas Gerais State in Brazil, discovered a new kind of cheese, after making the traditional Danbo Cheese with Brazilian milk. This cheese is called Queijo prato.

References

Danbo Wikipedia