The best queso de bola to get depends on the flavor profile you're looking for. We tested and reviewed four brands from the supermarket.
What is Christmas without queso de bola?
You may not always remember what it tastes like, but you can never remember a Christmas without it. This Edam-inspired cheese product has become a ubiquitous part of the Pinoy holiday table, joining other Pinoy Christmas staples like holiday ham, fruit salad, and spaghetti.
With the holidays around the corner, we couldn’t think of a better time to sit down and get to know this enigmatic holiday mainstay with a little taste test.
Queso de bola, literally "ball cheese" in Spanish, is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese popular in the Philippines. A red wax coats the ball-shaped cheese, giving it its iconic appearance. QDB is a staple of Noche Buena, often served sliced as part of a cheese platter or eaten with bread. It tastes salty, nutty, and slightly sweet.
We purchased four of the most commonly available Queso de Bola products from different supermarkets.
The team tested each brand based on the following criteria:
Based on our results, we’ve assigned each brand a flavor profile that helps describe it best.
Its bright yellow-orange color and mild, agreeable saltiness makes Danes the most kid-friendly of our queso de bola options. On top of that, it’s also the most affordable brand on this list.
We found that Danes shines best when used with savory dishes. You’ll enjoy its creamy texture for snacking, shredding atop nachos, or turned into a delicious cheese dip.
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