Cheese of the World

Italian Cheese Buffalo Mozzarella DOP 8.8 oz.

Mozzarella Di Bufala Campana DOP - buffalo's milk cheese in water - 8.8 oz/250 gr, Italy.

Mozzarella cheese was first made in Italy near Naples from the rich milk of water buffaloes.

This Italian cheese is a fresh, drawn-curd cheese made from whole buffalo's milk. It is porcelain-white in color, spherical in shape with a very thin glossy edible rind. Mozzarella di Bufala has a springy texture and a pleasant sour taste with a faint mossy smell, reminiscent fo the humid grazing fields of Southern Italy.

Compliments: This cheese goes well as an addition for texture rather than specific taste. Try it with fresh... more »

• SKU: 121378
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French Goat Cheese Crottin De Chavignol 2.1 oz.

Jacquin Crottin De Chavignol - goat's milk aged cheese - 2.1 oz/ 60 gr, France.

The true Jacquin Crottin de Chavignol is produced from the milk of an alpine breed of goat. This is one of the rare cheeses that can be eaten at different stages of maturity.

Texture: Fresh from the cheese vat, it is often eaten clothed in fine herbs and at this stage in the maturing process it has a creamy texture. After about six weeks the smell is stronger and its pate has become dry and brittle and has a firmer texture. Taste: Fresh, it has a creamy, nutty taste. Later on in the maturing process it acquires a pronounced flavor. As the chee... more »

• SKU: 120210
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Italian Cheese Parmigiano Reggiano 10 - 16 oz.

Parmigiano Reggiano - cow's milk hard cheese 10-16 oz/300-500 gr, Italy.

Italian Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is a prestigious cheese, unique for its inimitable quality originating eight centuries ago in the area between Parma and Reggio Emilia. It contains a concentration of highly nutritious substances. Seven quarts of milk are needed to make each pound of cheese. Slow, natural aging produces an unparalleled taste, easy digestion and substantial nourishment.
Compliments: This cheese goes well as an addition to soups, salads, pasta dishes and veal/chicken.
Appropriate wines: Strong Merlot from Napa or Tokay from Hungria.

• SKU: 121309
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French Goat Cheese Crottin Maitre 2.8 oz.

Crottin Maitre - goat's milk aged cheese - 2.8 oz/80 gr, France.

Maitre Seguin is a living cheese. It is not wrapped and can thus ripen slowly, gaining in character, when kept in the fridge at 4°-6° C.
After three weeks it becomes dry and crumbly and is excellent served with aperitifs. The best time to serve is at the end of the meal - white wines when the cheese is young or red wine when it has matured. With fresh bread, it is ideal for snacks or wine and cheese parties.
The characteristic goat taste increases steadily when the cheese is kept at 4°-6° C.

Appropriate wines: Red or white Sancerre, Morgan, Gaillac.

Percentage of Fat: 50%

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French Cheese Camembert d'Isigny 8.8 oz.

Camembert d'Isigny - soft & flowery rind - cow's milk cheese - 8.8 oz/250 gr, France.

The pate is creamy yellow, supple, and gives slightly to finger pressure. A real Camembert is a thing to worship, it is a full-flavored gourmet cheese at once garlicky, truffly, mushroomy and lightly salty, with an underlying flavor of nuts and wood. there are not many sources left that still produce an excellent Camembert cheese.

Appropriate wines: Gamay and Pinot Noir red, Brut Cider.

Percentage of Fat: 45%

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Italian Sheep Cheese Pecorino Romano 10 oz.

Pecorino Romano - Genuine Fulvi - sheep's milk hard cheese - 10 oz/285 gr, Italy.

Pecora in Italian means sheep and Pecorino Romano is one of Italy's oldest cheeses. Today most Pecorino cheese is made in Sardina, Italy. This slightly spicy, sharp, tangy sheep cheese gets increasingly robust with age.

Compliments: Try Pecorino Romano with homemade bread, fresh fava beans and wine. Try whittling off shavings and enjoying with salami. It is also a treat with ripe pears and honey.

Appropriate Wines: Dry but rich reds, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah/Shiraz, Merlot, Zinfandel.

Great for Italian food gifts.

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Swiss Cheese Gruyere 8 oz.

Gruyere - cow's milk hard cheese - 8 oz/225 gr, Switzerland.

Gruyere is a buttery and toasty-flavored cheese. It is hard with a firm, yet pliable texture. The texture is dense and compact, yet flexible. It is this density that makes it stronger and less stringy than Emmental when heated, so it is better for grating, grilling and in soups.

When Gruyere cheese is first cut, the aroma suggests a million meadow flowers trapped in rich, creamy milk. Sligtly grainy, the cheese has a wonderful complexity of flavors – at first fruity, then revealing a more earthy, nutty characteristic that lingers on the palate.

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English Cheese Blue Stilton 6 oz.

Blue Stilton - cow's milk soft blue veins cheese - 6 oz/170 gr, England.

This amazing Stilton cheese comes in an individual blue ceramic crock, which can be reused for many purposes far after the delectable cheese is gone. Inside each crock you'll find a wax disc sealing in the cheese, allowing it a fairly long expiration date. After prying up the wax seal, you will be rewarded with an incredible blue, with just the right amount of tang and salt, and a creamy, spreadable consistency.
Great for an English gourmet food gift.

Compliments: Goes perfectly with a crusty baguette and a tart apple.

Appropriate wine: Port.

Percentage of Fat: Less than 50% of Fat

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French Cheese Banon Feuille 2.8 oz.

Banon Feuille - cow's milk soft cheese - 2.8 oz/80 gr, France.

Soft cow's milk cheese, with paste not too elastic (wrapped in a chesnut leaf).
Beige or blue-mold-covered crust, soft, runny beige interior, intensively rustic, nutty, and fruity (slightly winey) flavor. The leaves keep the young, slightly acidic cheese moist and impart fresh vegetable flavor with a hint of wine.

Appropriate wines: White roses, reds from the Cotes de Provence, France.

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French Cheese Brie Ermitage - Kosher 7 oz.

Brie Ermitage Kosher - portion - cow's milk brie cheese - 7 oz/200 gr, France.

Kosher Brie - Le Maubert.
An excellent creamy brie gourmet kosher cheese, made of cow's milk using traditional recipes under strict Kosher supervision, and bearing the Beth-Din from Strasbourg Kosher label.

• SKU: 128004
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French Cheese Saint Marcellin 2.8 oz.

Saint Marcellin - soft cow's milk cheese - rindless - 2.8 oz/80 gr, France.

This small cheese from the Provence Dauphine region is mildly acidic and salty. As it matures from a fresh to a dry, ripe cheese the flavors develop. Saint Marcellin cheese is often made with cow's milk, but originally it was a goat's milk cheese. It is beige crust covered with blue mold, soft, beige, creamy interior, intensely rustic, nutty, fruity flavor.
Compliments: This cheese goes well with toasted bread or on salads.
Appropriate wines: Gigondas, all Rhone reds.

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Italian Cheese Taleggio DOP 8 oz.

Taleggio - cow's milk soft stinky cheese DOP - 8 oz/225 gr, Italy.

The softest, creamiest member of the famous Italian Stracchino cheeses, Taleggio was first made in the valley of the same name, located in the historic province of Bergamo. Taleggio made its debut in the international cheese markets after World War I, around the same time as its cousin Bel Paese.
Its rough, rosy crust (inedible), pale yellow interior, and rich, buttery, fruity, and slightly salty flavor are what give Taleggio its individuality. Taleggio's soft, incredibly flavorful interior is creamy in texture and has a pungent aroma. The cheese imparts the essen... more »

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Swiss Cheese Emmentaler 1 lb.

Emmentaler - cow's milk hard cheese, cut - 1 lb/0.45 kg, Switzerland.

Emmentaler is a hard, pale yellow Swiss cheese. It has a sweet smell, with a fruity taste and delicate aroma. The most prominent feature of Emmentaler is the walnut-sized holes it contains. Emmentaler is probably the origin of the sterotypical holey cheese image.
Cheese is originally from Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.

Uses: Table cheese, grilling, fondue.
In Switzerland Emmentaler is combined with Gruyere and Swiss white wine to make fondues. A glass of the same white wine forms a perfect complement.

When served on the table, a crisp dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc or Shiraz, is preferred by most.

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Italian Cheese Fontina Val d'Aosta 1 lb.

Fontina Val d'Aosta - cow's raw milk fondue cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Italy.

Firm, thin, dark yellow or reddish-brown in color.

Genuine Italian Fontina comes only from the Val d'Aosta mountains near the Swiss border.
Made from unpastuerized raw milk, it is a pressed, cooked medium-ripened hard cheese with a delicate, nutty, almost honeyed flavor, somewhat like a Swiss Gruyere but more buttery and sweeter. Great in fondues.
Taste: A delicate nuttiness with a hint of mild honey. When melted, the flavor is earthy, with a suggestion of mushrooms and a fresh acidity.

Appropriate wines: F... more »

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French Cheese Delice de Bourgogne 7 oz.

Delice de Bourgogne - cow's milk soft cheese - 7 oz/200 gr, France.

Fantastic - the only way to describe this Burgundy cheese. It’s soft, creamy texture and rich flavor are irresistible.

Delice de Bourgogne is the fruit of the imagination of the famous gastronome of the 18th century: Brillat Savarin. This soft dough with flowery crust is made from a milk enriched in creme fraiche. The original content in fat of the milk is tripled. Its sophisticated taste and its unctuousness are comparable to no other cheese.

Compliments: Goes well with fruits such as apples or grapes.

Percentage of Fat: 72%

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Dutch Cheese Gouda Smoked 1 lb.

Smoked Processed Gouda - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Holland.

The smoked version of the world-famous Dutch Gouda cheese. Delightfully smoky and full of taste. It keeps all the subtle textures, with the pleasant addition of a hearty smoked taste.

Smoked cheese Gouda is produced in Holland in some of the world's most modern, computerized dairy plants. Yet, the Gouda cheese is still smoked in ancient brick ovens over smoldering hickory chip embers. The brown, smoky rind is not only edible, it's the best part of the cheese!

Compliments: Melt it atop your favorite sandwich. Serve as an appetizer w... more »

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French Cheese Coulommiers 14 oz.

Coulommiers - cow's milk brie cheese - 14 oz./400 gr, France.

This cheese is Brie's little brother; some say that it is the grandfather. It is smaller and thicker than Brie but otherwise possesses all the characteristics of a Brie.

Texture: One should choose a Coulommiers which is soft to the touch with a white heart set in a pate of pale yellow. Its white velvet rind has a slight reddish pigmentation. The pate is very supple and soft.

Taste: Its taste is sweet and melting, with an almond flavor.

Appropriate wines: Light Bourgogne.

Percentage of Fat: 45%

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French Cheese Boursin w/Garlic & Herbs 5.2 oz.

Boursin with Garlic and Herbs - cow's milk soft cheese - 5.2 oz/146 gr, France.

Boursin cheese, mild, smooth and creamy, was originally created in 1957 by Mr. Francois Boursin in the Normandy region of France. Boursin Herb and Garlic is the traditional choice for a luxurious triple cream cheese, seasoned with premium garlic and fine herbs. It's a traditional favorite for hors d'oeuvres, appetizers, salads, entree salads and also brings a touch of France to meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables.

Taste: Creamy, herbaceous.

Appropriate wines: Champagne, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Gris, Semillon, Gewurztraminer.

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French Cheese La Roche 7 oz.

La Roche - cow's milk blue-veined cheese - 7 oz/200 gr, France.

La Roche is a smooth, creamy blue cheese and the latest addition to the family. Under its thin, La Roche produces a generously veined creamy paste.
Its delicate aroma and balanced flavor give it an unusual, authentic character. An irresistibly flavorful blue cheese, La Roche can be combined with a broad range of scrumptious ingredients.
It goes best with firm bread, walnuts, almonds, raisins and dried apricots or even fresh fruit are all worth trying.

Appropriate wines: Port-wine, Muscat, Banyuls, sweet wines.

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French Cheese Saint Andre 7 oz.

Saint Andre - cow's milk soft cheese - 7 oz/200 gr, France.

• SKU: 120144
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