The name varies by region, but it is the most popular hard cheese in Central America. This cheese is imported from Camoapa-Nicaragua, one the best producing regions of cheese in Nicaragua. It is a cheese that has a variety of uses. It can be enjoyed as a snack or used to cook. It is a dry cheese that will not melt when heated. This cheese is also available as a smoked cheese.

*Sold in blocks (approximately 40-55lbs each), in 16oz portions and 14oz portions.

This cheese is the smoked version of the Semi-Soft Cheese.

*Sold by the bar (approximately 5lbs each).

Recognized in the United States as Aged Hard Cheese. This cheese has been subjected for a certain time to an atmosphere of certain humidity at a certain temperature in order to reduce its water content and partially alter some of its characteristics. The process provides a much harder and drier texture, and increases the intensity of its smell and flavor. This cheese is produced and imported from Nicaragua. It is a cheese that has a variety of uses. It is hard, grainy, grated and scattered.

*Sold in blocks (approximately 40-60lbs each).

A semi-soft cheese containing the herb "loroco" in chopped form. Fernaldia Pandurata or loroco, its common name, is an edible flower that adds a unique aroma and flavor to the semi-soft cheese.

*Sold in blocks (approximately 40-55lbs each), in 16oz portions and 14oz portions.

A semi-soft cheese that contains green and red jalapeno in chopped form. The jalapeno adds a mild spicy flavor. It can be enjoyed as a snack, used for cooking or grated on top of any meal.

*Sold in blocks (approximately 40-55lbs each), in 16-ounce and 14-ounce servings.

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This cheese is one of the cheeses that is increasing in demand in North America. It is extremely popular in the Caribbean and in Central and South America. Like the White Cheese, Cheese for Frying also does not melt when heated; however, it does not lose its shape, the color on the outside turns golden-brownish and on the inside it becomes soft but maintains its white color.

*Sold by the bar (approximately 5lbs each).

It is a Latin-styled sour cream that is fresh and thick. It has a variety of uses, which include as a dessert topping, to make the delicious dish known as "Quesillo", beans with cream, etc.

*Sold in 32lbs tubs.

String Cheese or "Quesillo" as it is commonly known in Latin America, is a string styled soft cheese. In Nicaragua it is used to make a dish called by the cheese's name "Quesillo" that includes tortilla, sour cream, pickled onions and vinegar.

*Sold by the pound and available in vacuum packs of approximately one pound each.