Basque Tables

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Idiazabal

Idiazabal gazta

Hard sheep's-milk cheese from Latxa and Carranzana ewes, often smoked. The shepherd's own product.

2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Basque culture Idiazabal is a pressed cheese made from unpasteurized sheep milk, usually from Latxa and Carranzana sheep in the Basque Country and Navarre, Spain.
2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Basque culture Idiazabal is a pressed cheese made from unpasteurized sheep milk, usually from Latxa and Carranzana sheep in the Basque Country and Navarre, Spain.
C Watts · CC BY 2.0 · Commons

Note

The same animal, and the same trade, that brought Basque men to Nevada and Idaho.

Pictures

Idiazabal Gaztaren Interpretazio Zentroa
Idiazabal Gaztaren Interpretazio Zentroa
arangoierri · Public domain · Commons
Basque cheese.
Basque cheese.
Photo: Andreas Praefcke · Public domain · Commons
Cuña de queso Idiazábal
Cuña de queso Idiazábal
Xavigivax · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Kin

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Sources

Record provenance: tradition · confidence medium · updated 2026-09-16