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Cuajada

Fresh soft curd cheese eaten with hot tortillas and beans

Honduras and Nicaragua Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

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

Made on small farms from the day’s milk set with rennet; it is the everyday cheese of the Honduran countryside, sold at roadside stands.

Frequently asked questions

What is Cuajada?

Cuajada is a cheese & dairy from Honduras: fresh soft curd cheese eaten with hot tortillas and beans. Made on small farms from the day’s milk set with rennet; it is the everyday cheese of the Honduran countryside, sold at roadside stands.

Made with

cheesemilk

Cooked

fermented

Nutrition facts

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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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