Cotija cheese is an aged cow milk cheese named after the city that popularized it—Cotija—in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is white and firm ... doesn’t fully melt when exposed to ...

each with a specific use in Mexican cooking. Quesadillas, for example, tend to use queso Oaxaca, a mild, easy-melting white cheese that looks and peels like string-cheese. Queso Oaxaca is also ...