Paipa cheese

Paipa cheese is a semi-hard, semi-fat, and semi-aged cheese produced solely in the Valley of Sogamoso, which includes the towns of Paipa and Sotaquirá, due to its protected denomination of origin status granted by the Colombian government.

History

Paipa cheese is the reinvention of Reinoso cheese from the region and has been made for more than 100 years. Its history is related to haciendas in Boyacá.
Its name is due to the municipality of Paipa, where it was sold on market days to travelers and passers.