Semi-Hard Cheese - Semi-Firm Cheese

Spanish Goat Cheese Ibores - Extramadura 1 lb.

Ibores - Extramadura - semi-hard goat's raw milk cheese, rind rubbed with paprika, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

Spanish Ibores cheese made with unpasteurized goat's milk, small in size, cylindrical and irregular in shape, with a smooth reddish yellow rind.
Inside it is compact, soft and wide and, above all, extremely tasty and aromatic, with a noticeable flavor, somewhat acidic and salty, very pleasant and buttery. It may be mature or mild to medium mature and varies between fatty and very fatty. It is eaten as an appetizer, or dessert.
Compliments: It is hard enough to shave over salads and hot dishes and delicious a... more »

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Portuguese Goat Cheese Cabra Pimentao w/Olive oil and Paprika 2 lb.

Cabra Pimentao - semi-hard goat's milk cheese rubbed with olive oil and paprika in wooden crate - 2 lb/0.9 kg, Trasmontana Portugal.

A semi-hard goat cheese from the Trasmontana region, which has been rubbed with olive oil and paprika. Pleasantly piquant with a long finish. Attractively packaged in a wooden crate.

Great for a Portuguese cheese gift.

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French Cheese Comte AOC 1 lb.

Comte, aged 5 months – cow’s milk semi-hard cheese, cut cheese – 1 lb/454 gr, France.

Hard cooked & pressed cow’s milk cheese.

The AOC has designated that Comte is one of France's elite cheeses. Century-old techniques are used to make Comte, which is the most produced and consumed cheese in France. The combination of sweetness and saltiness give this cheese an intriguing flavor, Comte is traditionally sold in huge blocks and matures for a year before it is ready for sale. Older wheels will have a rich, nutty, fruitier and more flowery taste. The AOC designated regions include the Franche-Comte, eastern Burgundy, parts of... more »

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French Cheese Fol Epi 1 lb.

Fol Epi - cow's milk semi hard cheese, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

Semi hard paste uncooked and unpressed. The flavor is closed to raclette, but more fruity and lighter. The cheese looks nice due to the ears of wheat drawn on the rind. This is a perfect cheese for a banquet.

Appropriate wines: Muscat, Jura's wines, some red light Burgundy wines.

Fat in Cheese: 50%

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Portuguese Goat Cheese Ribafria w/Peppercorn 7 oz.

Ribafria - semi-hard goat's milk cheese surrounded by black peppercorns - 7 oz/200 gr, Portugal.

This cheese comes from Portugal, in the area of Lisboa. It is quite spicy and full and is better if you rub the peppercorns off before serving.
Appropriate wines: Rioja Baja, Maury or a strong red wine.
Compliments: This Portuguese cheese goes well served with a slice of membrillo.

Fat in Cheese: 45%

Great for a Portuguese gourmet food gift.

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American Edam Cheese 1 lb.

Dutch Style Edam from Wisconsin – cow’s milk semi-hard, cut cheese – 1 lb/454 gr, USA.

Part-skim milk variety with light, buttery, nutty flavor and smooth, firm texture.

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

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American Gouda Cheese 1 lb.

Dutch Style Gouda from Wisconsin – cow’s milk semi-hard, cut cheese – 1 lb/454 gr, USA.

Whole milk variety with rich, buttery, slightly sweet flavor and smooth, creamy texture. Develops complex caramel flavor, firmer texture when aged.

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

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English Cheese Double Gloucester 6 lb.

Double Gloucester - cow's raw milk cheese wheel, semi-hard - 6 lb/3 kg, England.

Double Gloucester is a traditional, non-pasteurized, semi-hard british cheese which has been made in Gloucestershire since the sixteenth century. The hard, natural rind has some gray-blue moulds and bears the marks of the cloth in which it is matured. The full-cream, two milking sessions milk in Double Gloucester gives it characteristic, rich, buttery taste and flaky texture. It is firm and bitable, like hard chocolate. The color is pale tangerine. The cheese has a flavor of cheese and onions. Not as firm as Cheddar, it has a mellow, nutty character with an... more »

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English Cheese Wenslydale with Cranberries 2.5 lb.

Wenslydale with Cranberries - cow's milk cheese with cranberries – 2.5 lb/1.1 kg, England.

Wensleydale with Cranberries is a hand-made Yorkshire cheese. It is made from milk drawn from cows grazing the sweet limestone pastures on surrounding farms in Upper Wensleydale. This gives the cheese the unique flavor for which it is renowned.

The cheese is a fresh, young cheese taken at only three weeks old - it has a clean, mild, slightly sweet flavor with a honeyed aftertaste. The superb texture of fresh Wensleydale is perfectly complemented by the addition of natural ingredients of the finest quality.

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French Cheese Tomme Des Pyrenees Montcayol 1 lb.

Tomme Des Pyrenees Montcayol - cow's milk semi hard cheese, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

Fat in Cheese: <50%.

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French Sheep Cheese Petit Agour 1.3-1.5 lb.

Petit Agour "Reserve" - sheep's milk aged cheese - 1.3-1.5 lb/0.6-0.7 kg, France.

Semi-hard French cheese, aged for 5 months.

The Basque people of southwestern France and northwestern Spain are tremendously proud of their sheep's milk cheeses. Coming from the French side of the Pyrenees, this little wonder is immensely flavorful and beautifully packaged. Formed into a cute 2 pound cylinder, each Petit Agour is a self-contained cheese masterpiece. Petit Agour is sweet, spicy and exuberant in flavor and firm in texture. Serve this raw milk cheese cut in thin wheels across the belly, then into pizza-shaped wedges.
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French Sheep Cheese Tomme Brebis - Agour AOC 1 lb.

Tomme Brebis - Medium Agour - 4 months pressed, sheep's milk AOC cheese light red, cut cheese - 1 lb/ 454 gr, France.

Amidst the gorgeous rolling mountains of the Pyrenees, the natural geographic border dividing France and Spain, lie vast pastures providing fertile grazing for milk-giving sheep. It is from this unpasteurized milk that the Agour company, a family company steeped in tradition, creates this magnificent cheese. Aged for a minimum of 4 months, this AOC protected raw milk cheese is of a quality and complexity rarely seen. A slightly dry texture gives way to a creamy, buttery quality in the mouth, and the flavors hint at both ... more »

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French Sheep Cheese Tomme Brebis - Agour AOC 5-6 lb.

Tomme Brebis - Medium Agour - 6 months pressed, sheep's milk AOC cheese light red - 5-6 lb/ 2.2-2.7 kg, France.

Amidst the gorgeous rolling mountains of the Pyrenees, the natural geographic border dividing France and Spain, lie vast pastures providing fertile grazing for milk-giving sheep. It is from this unpasteurized milk that the Agour company, a family company steeped in tradition, creates this magnificent cheese. Aged for a minimum of 6 months, this AOC protected raw milk cheese is of a quality and complexity rarely seen. A slightly dry texture gives way to a creamy, buttery quality in the mouth, and the flavors hint at both herbs ... more »

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Italian Cheese Provolone Piccante 1 lb.

Provolone Piccante - cow 's milk semi-hard cheese - aged 10 months, cut cheese – 1 lb/454 gr, Italy.

Provolone is a whole-milk cow cheese with a smooth skin produced mainly in the Po River Valley regions of Lombardia and Veneto in Italy, giving it a grainy texture and sharp flavor. High-quality Provolone Piccante is good enough to snack on, but if it's of a lesser quality the flavor is often uninteresting. This type is best used for cooking. Try it on pizza or in a salami sandwich.

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Spanish Goat Cheese Leonora 3.5-4 lb.

Leonora - goat's milk semi soft cheese with ash rind - 3.5-4 lb/1.6-1.8 kg, Spain.

Leonora is a new semi-soft goat cheese from the city of Leon, northern Spain. This artisanal production is evident from the layered - a rich cream-colored center and a gray ash rind, complex flavor and long, lingering finish. Smooth, full bodied with just the perfect balance of acidity and tanginess.

Approximately 3.5 - 4 lbs each.

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Swiss Cheese Emmi 1 lb.

Emmi Swiss - cow's milk semi-hard cheese, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Switzerland.

Emmi Swiss Cheese has a mild yet pleasant Swiss cheese flavor. Great for cooking, sandwiches or snacking.

Ingredients: Fresh, part skim cows milk, cheese culture, salt and enzymes.

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French Cheese Cantalet Young AOC 16-16.5 lb.

Cantalet "Young" - cow's milk semi-hard AOC cheese - 16-16.5 lb/7.3-7.5 kg, France.

Over the years its reputation has appealed to more and more cheese lovers. In 1980 this remarkable cheese was accepted into the prestigious AOC family. Auvergne is a region known for a thousand volcanoes; blessed by mountain storms and summer sun, and the pasture lands are extremely fertile. Cantalet cheese captures all the richness of these pasture lands.

Texture: The form of the cheese is massive and dumpy, with a soft yellow interior. When kneaded, the pate tends to melt in the hand. The pate is firm and homogeneous, with a thick smoo... more »

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French Cheese Mimolette 6.2 lb.

Mimolette - cow's milk uncooked, pressed semi-hard cheese aged 18 months - 6.2 lb/2.8 kg, France.

This cheese is also known under the name of Boule de Lille. The method of production of the Mimolette is the same as the Dutch cheese Edam. It was only in 1935 under a treaty between France and Holland that the Mimolette was officially recognized.

Texture: The pate is semi-hard, pressed and has a color of orange due to the natural Rocou coloring.

Taste: The Mimolette cheese is at its best after 18 months of maturing: the pate becomes hard and crumbly with a salty, perfumed taste.

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French Cheese Mimolette 6.6 lb.

Mimolette - cow's milk uncooked, pressed semi-hard cheese, aged 12 months - 6.6 lb/3 kg, France.

This cheese is also known under the name of Boule de Lille. The method of production of the Mimolette is the same as the Dutch cheese Edam. It was only in 1935 under a treaty between France and Holland that the Mimolette was officially recognized.

Texture: The pate is semi-hard, pressed and has a color of orange due to the natural Rocou coloring.

Taste: The Mimolette cheese is at its best after 18 months of maturing: the pate becomes hard and crumbly with a salty, perfumed taste.

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French Cheese Mimolette 7.2 lb.

Mimolette - cow's milk uncooked, pressed semi-hard cheese aged 6 months - 7.2 lb/3.25 kg, France.

This cheese is also known under the name of Boule de Lille. The method of production of the Mimolette is the same as the Dutch cheese Edam. It was only in 1935 under a treaty between France and Holland that the Mimolette was officially recognized.

Texture: The pate is semi-hard, pressed and has a color of orange due to the natural Rocou coloring.

Taste: The Mimolette cheese is at its best after 18 months of maturing: the pate becomes hard and crumbly with a salty, perfumed taste.

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