Quesillo (, meaning "little cheese") refers to different
Latin American and
Spanish foods or dishes depending on the country:
Chile and Bolivia
In
Chile and Bolivia,
Quesillo refers to a type of small fresh cheese. It is a popular farm cheese of the
Cochabamba valley; and is usually made from raw cow milk, pepsin and acid coagulation, a maize size curd, and a dry-salted, hand-formed, palm-size mold. After resting for two or three hours it has a crumbly consistency and is ready to eat.