▁of ▁Spain . ▁Men or ca ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁che ese ▁production ▁and ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁respect ed ▁da iry ▁plants ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁Near ly ▁a ▁century ▁ago , ▁the ▁gather er - ri pen ers ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁island ▁society ▁in ▁Men or ca . ▁Their ▁work ▁consisted ▁of ▁trad ing ▁and ▁distrib uting ▁farm ▁products , ▁se eds , ▁ut ens ils , ▁food s , ▁etc . ▁In ▁exchange ▁they ▁would ▁receive ▁fresh ▁che eses ▁that ▁the ▁far mers ▁brought ▁to ▁their ▁houses . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁store ▁them , ▁the ▁rec og ed ores ▁had ▁c aves ▁for ▁the ▁careful ▁and ▁novel ▁ag ing ▁of ▁the ▁che eses . ▁They ▁controlled ▁everything ▁in ▁production , ▁from ▁the ▁changing ▁wind s ▁and ▁temperature ▁level ▁to ▁the ▁correct ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁product . ▁In ▁so ▁doing , ▁they ▁obtained ▁the ▁original ▁che ese ▁from ▁Mah ón ; ▁soft , ▁a ired ▁or ▁c ured , ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁then ▁sell ▁in ▁diverse ▁mark ets ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁and ▁the ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁Their ▁careful ▁techniques ▁made ▁famous ▁Mah ón ▁che ese , ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁sought - after ▁export . ▁ ▁Men or ca ' s ▁cattle ▁are ▁skill fully ▁b red ▁and ▁have ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁milk ▁production ▁in ▁Spain . ▁All ▁the ▁milk ▁from ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 ▁or ▁so ▁far ms ▁goes ▁into ▁da iry