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Queso Colonia

Semi-hard cow's cheese with small holes, mild and buttery

Uruguay Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Made around Nueva Helvecia, the Swiss colony founded in Colonia department in 1862, whose settlers brought alpine dairying to Uruguay.

Frequently asked questions

What is Queso Colonia?

Queso Colonia is a cheese & dairy from Uruguay: semi-hard cow’s cheese with small holes, mild and buttery. Made around Nueva Helvecia, the Swiss colony founded in Colonia department in 1862, whose settlers brought alpine dairying to Uruguay.

Made with

cheesemilk

Cooked

cured

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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