Of somewhat indeterminate origin, it is known that the Afuega el Pitu cheese is one of the oldest പയര് in Spain and the oldest in the Principality. ലെ പതിനെട്ടാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിൽ it was already used as a tax payment കറൻസി. It was prepared in എല്ലാ farmhouses ആ ഉടമസ്ഥതയിലുള്ള കന്നുകാലി, by the simple procedure of the തൽക്ഷണ setting of the milk. മെസ്സേജ് ചീസ് that since 2004 has enjoyed the Protected പദവിയും of Origin.