At home, we never usually cooked two courses; it was more common to have one large dish. Then someone would get up and go get the cheese to complete the meal. I still continue this custom now because cheese is an essential food that I try to always have on hand. I like practically all kinds, varied and with different textures, origins, and stages of maturation, although we are selective depending on the time of day.

Margot Sastre, president of the works council, has been working at the former El Caserío plant for 45 years. Nearing retirement, she has experienced all the stages and properties since she joined the company in 1980: the Industrial Quesera Menorquina, owned by the Montañés family; its purchase by Kraft in 1992; the multinational's decision to close the factory in 2008; the workers' struggle to find and prevent a buyer; the entry of Rumasa in 2009; the bankruptcy proceedings; and the labor partnership with the management team that shaped Quesería Menorquina and guaranteed its continuity.

Quesería Menorquina, formerly known as El Caserío, is gradually returning to its roots after leaving behind the critical situation, on the brink of closure, first caused by the departure of Kraft in 2008, and then by the management of the Ruiz Mateos family. For ten years, between 2011 and 2021, the labor company created by the workers and the management team has allowed the Mahón plant to be sustained, but without escaping bankruptcy proceedings, until the influx of capital and new investors finally allowed it to turn the situation around.

José Casasnovas and Maria José Sintes aren't farmers. Thirteen years ago, they promoted the creation of a luxury campsite in Sona Parets Vives, the nearly 40-hectare estate they manage south of Ciutadella. The project didn't go ahead, but after the headaches with the authorities, they decided to work the land, buy cattle, and make a product that would set them apart from the rest. The result is called Gaia, an ancient deity from Greek mythology who personified the earth and who now gives her name to a cheese. It's said to be the only 100% goat and organic cheese made in Menorca.