Manchego

La Mancha product

Manchego describes a person from La Mancha, a plateau region in central Spain.

The area is famous as the setting of Cervantes' Don Quixote, whose full title is Don Quixote de la Mancha—Quixote the Manchego. (Lowercase manchego is the sheep's milk cheese.)

Spanish

Spain

Iberian Peninsula country

Cervantes · windmills · terroir

person

native

Originating from a place

Quixote

Categories
Opposites
cheese milk source

Manchegocow's milk cheese

Cheese from cattle

buffalo mozzarella · cheddar · mozzarella · goat cheese · chèvre

geographic/cultural origin

ManchegoVelveeta

Smooth processed cheese product

processed cheese · American cheese · cheddar · Parmigiano-Reggiano · Gruyère

cheese texture/type

Manchegocream cheese

Soft spreadable dairy product

mascarpone · cottage cheese · burrata · fresh cheese · Camembert

Phrases
Family

La Mancha

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G