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San Simón Da Costa
San Simón da Costa () is a cow's milk cheese from the Terra Chá region of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is an uncooked, smoked cheese that is pressed into a pear shape, similar in form to Tetilla cheese. It has held a Protected designation of origin, Protected Designation of Origin status since 2008. History San Simón da Costa cheese possibly originated from the Castro culture of Galicia, the Celts, Celtic tribes who inhabited the mountain ranges of A Carba and O Xistral. While historical records from the Middle Ages are scarce, the cheese’s continued existence suggests it was a staple in daily life, likely used in tithes or as a gift to the nobility and clergy. The earliest documented mention of the cheese dates back to 1857, in an article published in the ''La Aurora del Miño'' newspaper, which highlighted an agricultural exhibition held on Príncipe Pío (hill), Príncipe Pío in Madrid, where businessmen from Lugo presented forty different kinds of local produc ...
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