Molded in cloth, Azeitao cheese has a rustic appearance. It looks like a flattened cylinder, without definite edges but with a yellow crust. The paste, yellow too, is buttered, creamy, soft, smooth; with a little bit or none grains and shuted texture, with a cutting part easily deformable. The older the cheese is, the harder and drier the paste will get and the more intense the flavor will be.

One of the best ways to eat it is to cut open the top and scoop its yellow cream onto slabs of
nutty bread.