Duro Blando Cheese
Central American Style Crumbling Cheese
What is Queso Duro Blando?
Queso Duro Blando is a dry, lightly aged, crumbly cheese traditional in Central America, especially common in Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. It’s a semi-hard, salty cheese that’s typically grated or crumbled over dishes, though it can also be eaten sliced when fresh. It adds a delicious salty flavor that enhances simple foods like beans, rice, tortillas, and soups.
Its name literally means “hard-soft cheese,” because it’s dry and firm, yet not fully hardened. It sits between fresh cheese and aged cheese, firm but still sliceable.
How to use Duro Blando Cheese
- Crumbled on top: Perfect for adding salty flavor to beans, rice, soups, pupusas, tacos, tostadas, and Honduran baleadas. It’s often served with a drizzle of crema.
- On plantains: Delicious sprinkled over fried sweet plantains.
- As a filling: Works well inside empanadas, stuffed yuca, or tortillas and quesadillas.
- As a side: Served sliced with eggs, beans, avocado, crema, and tortillas for a classic Central American-style breakfast.
Recipes with Duro Blanco Cheese
Try these delicious traditional recipes with Queso Duro Blanco:
Available in: 12 oz. (340g)
Nutritional Facts
12 servings per container
Serving Size
1 ounce (28g)
Amount per serving
Calories
100
% Daily Value*
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
7g
9%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg
7%
Sodium 350mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 0g
Incl. 0g Added Sugars
0%
Protein 7g
Vitamin D 0%Calcium 2%Iron 0%Potassium 0%
The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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