Description: A semi-soft cheese is made from pasteurized cow's milk in Lugo,聽Galicia聽region, northwest of Spain. This teardrop-shaped cheese is named after San Sim贸n de la Cuesta in the northwest of Spain. The cheese is aged for about three months. San Sim贸n is delicious and woody in taste,聽 creamy and buttery in texture, and slightly acidic. The rind color varies from orange to reddish-brown, and it is golden from the inside with tiny eyes. While preparing San Sim贸n, it is lightly pressed and then smoked with birch wood for up to 90 minutes.