Menorca has always been from the branch to the production of the format, fins and tot to prehistory, as corroboren restes d'utensilis de ceràmica de l'any 3000 BC, utilitzats per a la seva elaboració. Tant grecs, com cartaginesos i romans s'abastien de la carn i the format menorquins. Més endavant, during the Islamic invasion s'exportava the llet i the formatge to the African costs.
From the Anglican domination, fins and tot abans, the port of Maó will be the peça clau del comerç amb Orient. In the commercial activities of exports, the naval authorities authorize the products "Mahon" to indicate the process of the products, here the first denomination of origin of the Mahon Cheese. Such geographic denomination will be legally established in 1985, als formats of cow elaborats to l'illa de Menorca that complies with the requirements of production, elaboration and maturation demanits pel Consell Regulador de dita denomció.
Després of the civil war, l'any 1939 in Josep Cardona, conegut com in "Bep de Torralba", and the seva família, founded "Formatges Torralba", a petit family business at the center of the vil·la d'Alaior, carrer de Sa Bolla. At the expense of the house on residences, posseïen a local on emmagatzemaven the formatge that, a cop maturat, come to the lactic company "El Caserio" and diverses botigues d'arreu de l'illa de Menorca and Mallorca. The format was elaborated pels pagesos dels llocs of the area. In Bep is dedicated to the intercanvi of queviures amb dits pagesos: els oferia oli, salt, sucre and teixits a canvi de galls d'indis, llet, formatge, patates, tomàquets and altres aliments that ells havien cultivat a les seves terres.
A poc a poc, the business of ripening and selling the "Formatges Torralba" is going to grow and the clients are each more distinguished. Degut to the necessitat of més espai on maturing tots els formatges, l'any 1964 the family d'en "Bep de Torralba" traspassà the seu negoci a magatzem més gran, that comptava amb zones més seques on instal·lar caves que asseguressin the conservation of the qualitats of the format. Aquest magatzem is located at Carretera Nova, which is currently facing the current trobar. Des de llavors fins ara, has passat per les mans de dues generacions més. First, a càrrec del fill den Bep, in Jaume Cardona and nowadays a càrrec del seu nét, in Nicolau Cardona.
History
Quesos Torralba was founded in 1939 by Josep Cardona, known as "Bep de Torralba," and his family in Alaior, Menorca. Initially, the business consisted of storing and maturing cheeses made by local farmers, which were then sold to companies and shops on the island and in Mallorca. Over time, the business grew, and in 1964 it moved to a larger warehouse on Carretera Nova, where it continues to operate and has been passed down through three generations.
Product types
The company primarily offers semi-cured and cured cheeses, both made with raw milk. The semi-cured cheese is aged for 2 to 5 months, with a flavor and aroma reminiscent of butter. The cheeses are distinguished by their artisanal production and the absence of molds, making each piece unique.
