Urgelia comes from the Pyrenees of northern Spain and is named after the historical Catalan province of Urgell. The cheese itself reminds me of Port Salut but a little saltier and with a more flavorful rind. Urgelia's rind is infused with a brine of yeast before the cheese is left to cure, giving it a bready hint of beer and making it a good companion to either bread or cerveza.

Name: Urgelia or Urgell or queso de l'Alt Urgell
Type of Milk: Cow, Pasteurized
Type: semi-soft
Produced in: Spain
Date Purchased: 12/27/2006
Date Eaten: 12/31/2006
Purchased Where: United States, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, A Southern Season
Price: $14.99/lb.