what type of cheese is used to make queso
Queso blanco Queso blanco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkeso ˈβlaŋko]), with similar cheeses including queso fresco (pronounced [ˈkeso ˈfɾesko]), is a creamy, soft, and mild unaged white cheese, commonly used in the Iberian Peninsula, several Latin American countries including Mexico, and many parts of the United States. The name queso blanco is Spanish for "white cheese", but similar cheeses are used and known throughout the world. In Brazil they are respectively known as queijo branco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkejʒu ˈbɾɐ̃ku]) and queijo fresco in Portugal ([ˈkeijʒu ˈfɾeʃku]).
Gouda cheese Gouda (English: /ˈɡaʊdə/ ( listen) or /ˈɡuːdə/ ( listen), Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣʌu̯daː] ( listen);[1][2] Dutch: Goudse kaas, meaning "cheese from Gouda") is a Dutch yellow cheese made from cow's milk. It is named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands. It is one of the most popular cheeses worldwide, accounting for 50 to 60% of the world's cheese consumption.[3][dubious – discuss] The name is used today as a general term for a variety of similar cheeses produced in the traditional Dutch manner, as well as the Dutch original.[4]