Head cheese is a dish from the Caribbean coast, where most of Panama's West Indian community lives. Head cheese Head cheese or brawn is a cold cut that originated in Europe. A version pickled with vinegar is known as souse. Head cheese is not a dairy cheese, but a terrine or meat jelly made with flesh from the head of a calf or pig, or less commonly a sheep or cow, and often set in aspic. The parts of the head used vary, but the brain, eyes, and ears are usually removed. The tongue, and sometimes the feet and heart, may be
Oaxaca cheese filling. Oaxaca cheese Oaxaca cheese () more commonly referred to as Quesillo is a white, semihard cheese from Mexico, similar to unaged Monterey jack, but with a mozzarella-like string cheese texture. Outside Mexico, Oaxaca cheese is often confused with "asadero" ("queso asadero"), a cheese produced in the northern state of Chihuahua. They are similar in texture and taste, but they are produced with different methods, making Oaxaca cheese slightly drier. It is named after the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, where it was first made. The string cheese process ("pasta filata"), originally from Italy, which is used to produce