Guyana's Unique Cheese: A Tasty Adventure Awaits!

Guayana cheese is a type of cheese that is essential when arepas, cachapas, or empanadas show up on the table. It is an extremely fresh cheese that tastes like cow’s recently milked milk. Its soft texture is a total delight and it melts in the mouth like buttermilk.

Queso Guayanés is an artisan Venezuelan cheese that originated in Guayana

Queso Guayanés is an artisan Venezuelan cheese that originated in Upata, a town located in the Bolivar state in a region called Guayana. It is an extremely fresh cheese that tastes like cow’s recently milked milk. Its soft texture is a total delight and it melts in the mouth like buttermilk. It is also a great appetizer when sitting at a rural meat restaurant.

Queso Guayanés is essential when arepas, cachapas, or empanadas show up on the table. It is a cornerstone of the Guyanese region where the Gran Sabana is located.

The foods in all countries around the world have been influenced by the culture of their people. Likewise, in Guyana, our foods comprise of the influences of not one but six different ethnic groups. Our sweets and desserts are a combination of pastries jams, candies, peers, fudge, sirnee etc. One of Guyana’s oldest confection known is the Guava Cheese. This dessert is a popular treat in countries in the Caribbean Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana and even in Spain. Guava Cheese is known as perad in Goa, Southwest India and pasta de guayaba, or guayabate, in the United States of America. Guava Cheese is especially popular during the Christmas holidays and its tangy, distinct lemony tinge is beloved by kids and adults alike.

In Guyana, they make a cheese pie, which is more like a mini quiche. The ingredients are simple but the taste is superior. Make these and serve them up for breakfast, brunch, lunch (with a salad) or for afternoon tea or even a snack.

The equivalent of laughing cow would be Tip Top cheese. I just remember the name and I looked it up when the person posted this, had no clue what it was. It was a brand of cheese similar to laughing cow from Holland/ Netherlands.

Guava Cheese is a popular dessert in Guyana and the Caribbean

Guava Cheese is made with simple ingredients but the taste is superior. It is a combination of pastries, jams, candies, peers, fudge, sirnee, etc.

The Queso Guayanés is an artisan Venezuelan cheese that originated in Upata, a town located in the Bolivar state in a region called Guayana. It is an extremely fresh cheese that tastes like cow’s recently milked milk. Its soft texture it’s a total delight. It melts in the mouth like buttermilk.

The Anchor cheese seems to be the staple cheese in Guyana and the Caribbean for the last while. It is just pale cheddar cheese like, similar to what's in England. In North America they add annatto coloring, to cheddar so it becomes, deep yellow or orange.

The Guianese cheese pie is more like a mini quiche. The ingredients are simple but the taste is superior. Make these and serve them up for breakfast, brunch, lunch (with a salad) or for afternoon tea or even a snack.

Anchor cheese is the staple cheese in Guyana and the Caribbean

The equivalent of laughing cow would be Tip Top cheese. It is a brand of cheese similar to laughing cow from Holland/Netherlands.

Food columnist and blogger Cynthia Nelson is the author of "Tastes Like Home: My Caribbean Cookbook". She shares her love of the diverse food of the islands.

Guava Cheese is a popular treat in countries in the Caribbean, Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana and even in Spain. It is known as perad in Goa, Southwest India and pasta de guayaba, or guayabate, in the United States of America.

Queso Guayanés is an artisan Venezuelan cheese. It originated in Upata, a town located in the Bolivar state in a region called Guayana. It is an extremely fresh cheese. It tastes like cow’s recently milked milk. Its soft texture it’s a total delight. It melts in the mouth like buttermilk.

Guayana cheese is similar to pale cheddar cheese found in England

Yellow cheese is a regular cheese found in Guyana and is just a mild cheddar cheese. Guyanese cheese rolls are a play on British Cheese and Onion pasty, a hand pie stuffed with a savory cheese filling. They are filled with a savory sharp cheddar cheese filling.

Queso Guayanés is an artisan Venezuelan cheese that originated in Upata, a town located in the Bolivar state in a region called Guayana. It is an extremely fresh cheese that tastes like cow’s recently milked milk. Its soft texture makes it a total delight and it melts in the mouth like buttermilk.

Guava Cheese has a tangy, distinct lemony tinge that is beloved by kids and adults alike

Guava Cheese is a popular dessert in Guyana, Trinidad, Barbados, and Spain. It is also known as perad in Goa, Southwest India and pasta de guayaba, or guayabate, in the United States of America. It is especially popular during the Christmas holidays and its tangy, distinct lemony tinge is beloved by kids and adults alike.

Guava Cheese is made from pastries, jams, candies, peers, fudge, and sirnee. It is an extremely fresh cheese that tastes like cow’s recently milked milk. Its soft texture is a total delight and it melts in the mouth like buttermilk.

Guava Cheese is a cornerstone of the Guyanese region where the Gran Sabana is located. It is an essential ingredient when arepas, cachapas, or empanadas show up on the table. It is also a great appetizer when sitting at a rural meat restaurant.

Guava Cheese is a traditional Guyanese dish that was altered by the British during their colonization of the Caribbean. In Guyana, they make a cheese pie, which is more like a mini quiche. The ingredients are simple but the taste is superior.

Guava Cheese is a must-have on the table when in a (carne en vara) place. It is a great recipe to take to a potluck or a family dinner.

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