, ▁and ▁s lices ▁of ▁sp icy ▁ch ouri ço . ▁ ▁Che ese ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁che eses , ▁made ▁from ▁cow ' s , ▁go at ' s ▁or ▁sheep ' s ▁milk . ▁Usually ▁these ▁are ▁very ▁strongly ▁flav oured ▁and ▁fra gr ant . ▁Trad itional ▁Portuguese ▁cu is ine ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁che ese ▁in ▁its ▁reci pes , ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁e aten ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁before ▁or ▁after ▁the ▁main ▁d ishes . ▁The ▁Que ijo ▁da ▁Ser ra ▁da ▁Est re la , ▁which ▁is ▁very ▁strong ▁in ▁flav our , ▁can ▁be ▁e aten ▁soft ▁or ▁more ▁m ature d . ▁Ser ra ▁da ▁Est re la ▁is ▁hand made ▁from ▁fresh ▁sheep ' s ▁milk ▁and ▁th ist le - der ived ▁ren net . ▁In ▁the ▁Az ores ▁islands , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁che ese ▁made ▁from ▁cow ' s ▁milk ▁with ▁a ▁sp icy ▁taste , ▁the ▁Que ijo ▁São ▁Jorge . ▁Other ▁well ▁known ▁che eses ▁with ▁protected ▁design ation ▁of ▁origin , ▁such ▁as ▁Que ijo ▁de ▁A zeit ão , ▁Que ijo ▁de ▁Cast elo ▁Bran co . ▁The ▁Que ijo ▁m esti ço ▁de ▁Tol osa , ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁Portuguese ▁che ese ▁with ▁protected ▁ge ographical ▁indic ation ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Tol osa , ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁village ▁of ▁N isa , ▁Port ale gre ▁District , ▁Al to ▁Al ente jo