Cheese of the World

Spanish Sheep Cheese Romao 1 lb.

Romao - artisan sheep’s milk cheese cured in rosemary (cuenca), cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

This Spanish cheese from Cuenca is hand-rubbed with oil and fresh rosemary and aged in caves for eight months. Estanislao and his brother have been making the cheese for many years. It is chewy and complex with a long finish that highlights the rosemary.

• SKU: 121104
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American Blue Saga Cheese 1 lb.

Danish Brie Style Saga Blue - cow's milk triple cream cheese with blue veins, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, USA.

This well-regarded Danish blue cheese is soft, rich, and creamy. It's mild enough to be served to unadventurous guests, yet pungent enough to be interesting.

A Danish brie cheese that is classified as blue cheese. Made as a double cream cheese from cow's milk, Saga Bleu Cheese contains a delicate blue mold that may not appear typical of other varieties of blue cheese. Very soft textured with a mild tangy flavor, this blue cheese is made like a brie, soft and creamy. With an edible white-mold rind, Saga Blue Cheese pairs nicely with sweeter white wines such as a riesling or hearty red wines.

• SKU: 120402
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American Cheddar Cheese 1 lb.

Cheddar from California - cow's milk extra mature bandage wrapped, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, USA.

This is true American farmstead cheddar nuanced with savory, buttery flavors and enough piquancy to remind you it’s been aged for at least 18 months.

• SKU: 123011
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American Goat Logs Cheese 10.5 oz.

Goat Logs – goat’s milk, fresh – 10.5 oz/298 gr, USA.

Known for their clean and tangy flavor, Montchevré fresh goat cheese logs are made year-round from prime quality goat’s milk, and vacuum-packed to lock in freshness and extra shelf life.

• SKU: 122001
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French Cheese Abondance Fermier AOC 1 lb.

Abondance Fermier - cow's milk cooked, pressed hard AOC, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

The name of this cheese comes from the breed of cows (abondance) from which milk is taken on the Swiss border, in Avignon. The blue label fixed on the rind indicates that the cheese is a member of the AOC family since 1990.

Texture: The texture of the ivory/yellow pate is supple and velvety. Its rind is smooth with an amber color showing canvas marks.

Taste: Its taste is direct, but at the same time subtle; a complex alliance between a slightly acidic and soft initial taste followed by a lingering after taste. The c... more »

• SKU: 121522
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French Cheese Bleu D'Auvergne AOC 1 lb.

Bleu D'Auvergne - blue cow's milk AOC cheese, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

Uncooked, unpressed, soft French cheese with veins of blue mold.

The making of this cheese is relatively recent, only appearing in the markets in the middle of the last century. The story goes that an Auvergnat farmer sprinkled mold from rye bread on his milk curd and then pierced the curd with a needle. This allowed the air through and the curd developed blue veins.

Texture: The pate is uncooked and not pressed, with a sticky, moist and crumbly texture and veins of blue mold.

Taste: The smell is strong and atte... more »

• SKU: 120006
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French Cheese Chaumes 1 lb.

Chaumes - cow's milk semi soft stinky cheese, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

Based upon traditional Trappist-style cheeses, this has proven to be one of the most popular of the modern French cheese varieties. This soft rind is bright tangerine-orange and the interior is smooth, supple and quite rubbery. Although it looks as though it is about to run, the cheese is actually fairly dense and feels wonderfully rich and creamy on the tongue.

Food compliments: Goes well on a mixed wheat roll or crusty french bread.

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French Cheese Le Brin 1 oz.

Le Brin - mini - cow's milk soft cheese with bloomy rind - 1 oz/25 gr, France.

This exquisite French cheese conceals a gentle, subtle flavor under a fine paste that melts in the mouth. With its natural thin rind, Le Brin is handy to have around at any time of the day. It makes a quick snack, slipped into your child's lunchbox.

Compliments: Goes well with fruits, nuts or in a salad.

Appropriate wines: Sancerre, white Burgundy, Sauvignon.

We will substitute similar or comparable items if the cheese is unavailable.

• SKU: 120183
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French Cheese Livarot Grain d'Orge 8.8 oz.

Livarot Grain d'Orge - sharp cow's milk cheese, soft and washed rind - 8.8 oz/250 gr, France.

Livarot, a spicy red-bacteria-ripened cheese, was named after a town in Normandy. The rind is washed and colored with annatto, and sticks to the fingers. The ripe paste has no elasticity and feels heavy and moist on the tongue. The cheese dissolves in the mouth, with a spicy flavor, close to that of dried meat. During maturing, the cheese is washed in water or light brine and turned regularly.

Compliments: Goes well as an appetizer on toast or with walnuts and grapes.

Appropriate wines: Tokay late harvest, young Pomerol. Port-wine, Muscat, Banyuls, sweet wines.

Fat in Cheese: 40%

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French Cheese Pont l'Eveque 7.7 oz.

Pont l'eveque Grain d'Orge - soft washed rind cow's milk ctinky cheese - 7.7 oz/220 gr, France.
Packed in a nice wooden box.

Probably the oldest Norman, it takes two liters of milk to make one Pont l'eveque of 8.8 oz. After washing, the rind is moist and ochre in color. The pate is creamy yellow, fine-textured, and smooth. It sinks under finger pressure but has no elasticity. As the cheese ripens, the rind grows sticky and reddens, and small holes spread through the pate. Further ripening will result in pate that glistens with fat when cut. There are lingering traces of sweetness in the taste. During the affinage, the cheeses are... more »

• SKU: 120274
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French Cheese Port Salut 1 lb.

Port Salut - cow's milk semi-soft cheese, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

Edible orange rind pasteurized cow milk cheese

Consistency: Supple, smooth

Taste: Tangy and mild, slightly acid

Also called Port du Salut, this rich, savory cheese was originally made by Trappist monks in Entrammes, France. Lactic bacteria is used in production, which gives the cheese a acidity to complement its mild taste. It is shaped in thick wheels with a dense, pale yellow interior and an edible, bright orange rind. The Danish version is known as Esrom. Ours is made by S.A.F.R., one of the best and most authent... more »

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French Goat Cheese Bucherondin 1 lb.

Bucherondin - bloomy goat's milk aged cheese, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

Bucherondin is a living bloomy 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 a meal with white wines when the cheese is young or with a red wine when it has matured. The characteristic goat taste increases steadily when the cheese is kept at 4°-6°C.

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French Goat Cheese Chevre d'Or 5.3 oz.

Chevre d'Or - goat's milk aged cheese - 5.3 oz/150 gr, France.

Chevre d'Or 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 wine 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, Morgon, Gaillac.

Fat in Cheese: 50%

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French Goat Cheese Florette 4.5 oz.

Florette (Goat Brie) - goat's milk soft cheese, white mold rind - 4.5 oz/125 gr, France.

This goat cheese from the Guilloteau family of cheeses continues to round out their impeccable line of soft ripened selections. It is characterized by subtle, delicate flavors with a slight goat cheese aroma.
The texture is satisfyingly creamy and spreadable. This is a must for any goat cheese lover!

Compliments: Goes well as a salad or a dessert. Florette can also be served with fresh or dried fruits.

Appropriate wines: Sauvignon, Sancerre, dry white wines.

• SKU: 120203
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French Goat Cheese Pave Sauvage w/Herbs 8.8 oz.

Pave Sauvage with Herbs - goat's milk soft cheese - 8.8 oz/250 gr, France.

Fresh French cheese made with aromatic herbs.

Pave Sauvage is a fresh goat milk with a delicate aroma. The strong taste of the herbs doesn't bite on the tongue and brings a subtle taste to the fresh goat's milk.

Compliments: Goes well as a cheeseboard cheese.

Appropriate wines: Rose wine, Straminer, Tokay.

• SKU: 125003
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French Goat Cheese Picandou Nature Frais 1.4 oz x 24 (case)

Picandou Nature Frais - fresh soft goat's milk cheese - 1.4 oz x 24 (case), France.

This dazzling milk cheese is an altered version of Cabecou. Wrapped in a walnut or plane leaves, Picadou has natural goat cheese flavor and it becomes creamier the more it ripens. It is created in the Midi-Pyrenees and is crushed with peppers, adding a perfect taste.
Soft, pasteurized goat cheese, fresh and milky. It can be eaten with chives or honey, in olive oil and spices.
Texture: The hard rind is covered with touches of blue, white or yellow mold. The pate is firm and homogeneous.
Taste: Its pungent odor, with a sweet and sour ... more »

• SKU: 125017-SET
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French Goat Cheese Pico 4.5 oz.

Pico - goat's milk soft cheese - 4.5 oz/125 gr, France.

In an authentic wooden box.

This cheese is produced from goat's milk of the highest quality coming from the mountains of the Ardeche and Drome regions of France. The Pico is matured and smooth, with a slightly typical goat taste. In a pyrograved box, there is a progressive maturing of the cheese in its special paper. Its name comes from old french and means sour.
Appropriate wines: Light and fruity wines, Sancerre, white Saint Joseph.

• SKU: 125014
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Italian Cheese Buffalo Mozzarella 7 oz.

Mozzarella, Buffalo's Milk Cheese - 7 oz/200 gr, Italy.

• SKU: 121399
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Italian Cheese La Tur 8 oz.

alta Langa La Tur – cow, sheep & goat milk soft cheese – 8 oz/226 gr, Italy.

This soft fresh cheese is a blend of cow, goat and sheep's milk from the Piedmont region in Italy. It is pasteurized but at the lowest temperature allowed by law which helps retain some of the flavors of unpasteurized cheeses. La Tur has mousse interior and mushroom-like aroma with straw color, soft surface and delicate and harmonious flavor.

Approximately 8 oz each.

• SKU: 121420
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Italian Cheese Parmigiano Reggiano 9 lb.

Parmigiano Reggiano - cow's milk hard cheese - aged 20 months - 9 lb/4 kg, 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.

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• SKU: 121346
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