Farms, dairies, cooperatives and affineurs in Priorat that you can visit or buy from.
A guide to cheese farms in Priorat.
Goat's cheese dairy of three sisters in Bellmunt del Priorat, making mató and soft and semi-cured goat's cheeses, sold in the village and at Falset's Tuesday market.
Cheeses: Mató, Origen, Florida, Fos, Roig
Visiting: shop in Bellmunt del Priorat, stall at the Tuesday market in Falset
Family dairy in Cornudella de Montsant making fresh cow's cheese, mató and cured cheeses since 1996, sold at the dairy, in village shops and at the cooperative cellar.
Cheeses: Mató, Fresh cow's cheese, Semi-cured cow's cheese, Cured cow's cheese, Cured goat's cheese
Visiting: direct sales at the dairy
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A fresh Catalan cheese made with whole milk, heated hard and eaten within days. Catalan Wikipedia says it is white or yellowish white and bright, with a granular or gelled texture, and a milky, mild taste.
ACREFA says it is usually eaten as a dessert or between meals, with honey, sugar, jam, sweet fruit or nuts, or with a sweet liqueur or spirit to bring out its sweetness. Catalan Wikipedia calls mel i mató a simple Catalan dessert of a slice of cheese with honey.
Not yet. Catalan Wikipedia says the Catalan agriculture department and the mató makers' association are promoting a Protected Geographical Indication for it.
The Priorat tourist board says the Pizarro family's dairy in Cornudella de Montsant has made fresh cow's cheese and mató since 1996. Formatgeria Linens of Bellmunt del Priorat lists a mató of pasteurised organic goat's milk, in 250 g tubs, in its online shop.