On Sunday we went to a small mountain town of Tibi about 30 kilometers from Alicante.

There is a goat cheese store and small factory located in the town called “Quesería Del Valle De Tibi”. We arrived at the store to learn about goat cheese and how it is made.

We were met by one of the owners Lilian who brought us into the “factory” part of the building. They had a table set up with a sampling of several different types of goat cheese, goat milk, bread and wine.  Lilian explained how the goats are tested yearly to ensure they are safe from outside diseases etc. This allows them to make cheese with unpasteurized milk from their goats.

We began our sampling by having some unpasteurized goats milk. It was fresh from the goats that morning.

The goat’s milk was surprising tasty and very creamy.

After trying the goat’s milk, we sampled several different goat cheeses. One cheese was only a week old and others were up to one year old. Each one had a unique flavour and tasted different when sampling with the wine.

Lilian then explained and demonstrated the making of the goat cheese. We watched her as she made some cheese in the stainless steel container she uses for the process.

Lillian then removed the cheese from the stainless steel container and packed it into containers to make its form.

Lillian left some of the cheese on a tray for us to try.

It was very tasty and good but had a strange feel because it was still warm and very moist.

We finished the tour in the factory area, and then went to the store front to look at some of the cheese products for sale.

It was a very interesting experience seeing how goat cheese was made. The small family business that still makes cheese in the traditional manner is very rare. They are very proud of their process and how they have maintained the traditional process of making goat cheese from unpasteurized goats milk.

“Adios y que tenga un gran dia”