Pata de mulo cheese

Pata de mulo cheese is a type of cheese made from ewe's milk in the Tierra de Campos "comarca" of Castilla y León, Spain. It originated as the aged version of the Villalón cheese, a fresh cheese made in Villalón de Campos, Valladolid. Due to its elongated shape it became known as "pata de mulo", literally "mule's leg". This shape was achieved by moulding the cheese by hand in a cheesecloth. Several pata de mulo cheeses made by Los Payuelos have been awarded prizes at the World Cheese Awards, including Super Gold ("curado", 2013) and Silver ("semicurado", 2017).