a popular mild, soft, creamy, white unaged cheese used throughout the Iberian Peninsula. In the Azores queijo fresco is typically served with the fresh pepper sauce pimenta de terra. Puerto Rico In Puerto Rican cuisine, queso blanco is a firm cheese used for frying and typically paired with guava paste. The cheese also goes by queso fresco and queso blanco del país. Although still popular, it has been losing consumers due to higher-quality cheese becoming available on the island. Venezuela Venezuelan cuisine has a large diversity of white cheese (quesos blancos), varying in texture and flavor, usually named after a geographical region. Similar cheeses The following cheese names may refer to queso blanco in the Spanish-speaking world or be considered similar to any of its local varieties. asadero halloumi Indian paneer farmer cheese pot cheese quark (or tvorog) from Central and Eastern Europe References Acid-set cheeses Brazilian cheeses Mexican cheeses Cow's-milk cheeses Portuguese cheeses Spanish cheeses