Ossau-Iraty
Ossau-Iraty () is a Basque cheese made from sheep's milk.
Key facts
- Cheese.name
- Ossau-Iraty
- Cheese.image
- 250px
- Cheese.country
- France
- Cheese.regiontown
- French Basque Country
- Cheese.source
- Ewe
- Cheese.pasteurized
- No
- Cheese.texture
- Medium firm
- Cheese.aging
- 80 or 120 days minimum, by weight
- Cheese.certification
- AOC 1980, PDO
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Ossau-Iraty () is a Basque cheese made from sheep's milk.
==Origin== Ossau-Iraty or Esquirrou is produced in south-western France, in the Northern Basque Country and in Béarn. Its name reflects its geographical location, the Ossau Valley in Béarn and the Irati Forest in the Basque Country.