Semi-Soft Cheese

Italian Cheese Sottocenere al Tartufo w/Truffles 1 lb.

Sottocenere al Tartufo - cow's milk semi soft cheese with truffles - 16 oz/454 gr, Italy.

This semi-soft cow's milk exotic cheese has been aged in ashes to preserve it, according to Venitian farmer's tradition. These ash ingredients include nutmeg, cloves, coriander, cinnamon, licorice, and fennel. The cheese itself has black truffles in it and the rind is aromatized with truffle oil.
Appropriate wines: Powerful merlot from Napa or Tokay from Hungria.

Great for Italian food gifts.

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French Sheep Cheese Petit Basque 1 lb.

Petit Basque - sheep's milk semi soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

This semi-soft sheep's milk cheese is handmade in the French Pyrenees. The Pyrenees Mountain range, a natural border that divides France and Spain, is populated by the Basques, a people who have their own customs and language. Although the Basques live on both sides of the border, they produce this French cheese on the French side. Amidst the breath taking, rolling mountains of the Pyrenees, vast pastures stretch as far as the eye can see, providing fertile grazing for milk-producing sheep. Petit Basque, made from pure sheep's milk, has a rather dry textu... more »

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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 Munster le Prefere d'Alsace 7.7 oz.

Munster le prefere d'Alsace Semi - cow's milk soft cheese - 7.7 oz/230 gr, France.

The chief characteristics of this French cheese are firstly the pungent smell, and secondly the soft, smooth paste, with the consistency of melting chocolate. The rind is brick-red, and the paste is fine textured and golden, slightly sticky, and sweet, with the flavor of rich milk, as long as the cheese has been properly matured. Locally, the Munster cheese is eaten with cumin or potatoes boiled with their skins on. Cumin-flavored munster may be bought ready-made.

Appropriate wines: Gewurtzstraminer, Tokay, Pinot Gris.

Percentage of Fat: 50%

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Spanish Goat Cheese Murcia Al Vino - Drunken Goat 12 oz.

Murcia Al Vino - Drunken Goat - goat's milk semi soft cheese - 12 oz/340 gr, Spain.

This wine-bathed cheese is made from pasteurized goat’s milk in the Murcia region of Spain. This region has a rich variety of grasses, shrubs, and wild herbs on which the goats graze to give the cheese a distinctive taste and aroma.
The unique feature of this Spanish cheese is that it is washed in red wine during ripening. The wine deeply tints the cheese, giving the rind its characteristic burgundy color and imparting a strong floral bouquet. This wine soaked cheese is a real gem. It not only has a bold, delicious flavor, it has the intoxicating ... more »

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Dutch Cheese Gouda Red 1 lb.

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

This is one of the world’s truly great cheeses, popular for its mellow and rich caramel taste that pairs well with just about anything. Gouda makes a great table cheese, guaranteed to please all palates. Imported from Holland, Gouda is highly recognizable for its red waxy rind (not edible) and smooth, supple pate. Pair with a dry red wine, or go for lovely contrast with a fruity white wine.

Percentage of Fat: More Than 70% of Fat.

Great for a Dutch gourmet food gift.

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English Cheese Cheddar - Kosher 7 oz.

Cheddar Kosher - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 7 oz/200 gr by Royal George, England.

This is true cheddar made in England, the birthplace of one of the world's most popular cheeses. This white cheddar is young and mild. The possibilities for how, when and where you can eat Cheddar gourmet kosher cheese are endless.

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Norwegian Cheese Jarlsberg 1 lb.

Jarlsberg - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Norway.

Jarslberg - the world’s most popular variety of “Baby Swiss” cheese. Jarlsberg cheese is a hole-ridden, mild cheese that resembles Emmentaler and Gruyere in flavor and texture, but with a splendidly sweet, nutty and fruity aftertaste, perfect for a table cheese or a superb sandwich.

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Spanish Sheep Cheese Manchego 1 lb.

Manchego - aged 6 months sheep cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

Rich in content. Mild in flavor. Hard rind with a basket pattern impressed on it. Wonderful as a snack with fresh bread, in a salad and delicious when melted in the oven.
Appropriate wines: Rioja Alta, Penedes, young cabernet. You can also try it with a beer.

Percentage of Fat: 55%

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Portuguese Cheese Toledo w/Paprika 8 oz.

Toledo with Paprika - semi-hard cheese rubbed in paprika - 8 oz/228 gr, Portugal.

This Portuguese cheese is made from a blend of cow's, sheep's and goat's milk. It is creamy, bitter, with a full finish.

Appropriate wines: Rioja Alta, Penedes, young Cabernet.

Percentage of Fat: 45%.

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English Cheese Blue Stilton 1 lb.

Blue Stilton - cow's milk sharp creamy cheese with blue veins - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, England.

Blue Stilton cheese is made with pasteurized cow's milk. This creamy wheel is buttery in texture with a clean, earthy tang.

"The King of English Cheese".

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French Cheese Raclette 1 lb.

Raclette - cow's milk semi soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

White to light yellow paste with small holes, supple and firm, uncooked and pressed. The name of this Savoie's cheese derives from racler, meaning to scrape, and describes how it is eaten in the mountains. The cheese is cut and heated on a spit so that it melts and can be scraped off with a knife. It is usually accompanied by potatoes boiled in their skins and pickles. Its paste is slightly hard but melts well, with a light smell of mold when warm, and full milky flavor.

Compliments: Goes well served over boiled potatoes or with gherkin... more »

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Spanish Cheese Tetilla Campobello 1 lb.

Tetilla Campobello - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

Tradition lies at the heart of such delights as Spanish Tetilla Cheese, which is made in the farming and dairy producing land of Galicia. The pride of the land where it was created, the secret of this cow's milk cheese has been passed down from generation to generation.
This soft cheese is hand formed into the shape of a woman's nippled breast!
In Spain, people revere this cheese and assert that it "tastes like kisses." It has an elastic, creamy texture and a mild, tangy flavor. The public image and presence of Tetilla Cheese makes it one of the most ... more »

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Finnish Cheese Lappi 1 lb.

Lappi - cow's milk, semi soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Finland.

For people who watch their diets, we offer Lappi cheese. Developed in the Lapland of Finland, it has a very low fat content in comparison to most cheeses. This cheese has a mild and sweet taste, aging at least 6 weeks.

Great for a Finnish gourmet food gift.

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French Cheese Chaumes 1 lb.

Chaumes - cow's milk semi soft stinky cheese - cut to order - 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 Raclette - Kosher 14 oz.

Raclette Kosher - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 14 oz/400 gr by Ermitage, France.

This cheese is also known as Fromage a Raclette, and is a staple in French cuisine. Its name comes from the word racler, which means to scrape. It's at its finest when it is slightly melted with potatoes or small pieces of meat, a favorite French snack. Certified Kosher Halav Shamour.

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Spanish Sheep Cheese Manchego Mini "El Trigal" 2.2-2.4 lb.

Manchego Mini "El Trigal" - aged sheep's milk semi soft cheese - 2.2-2.4 lb/1-1.1 kg, Spain.

El Trigal is produced by the Corcuera Family, which was the first in all of Castilla La Mancha to make and commercialize Manchego cheese. The best cheese is produced when the milk is the richest, which is between August and December.
This Spanish cheese Manchego is extremely buttery and aged to perfection at either 3 months, 6 months (semi-curado) or 1 year (anejo).
Appropriate Wines: Rioja Alta, Penedes, young cabernet. You can also try with a beer.

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French Cheese Doux de Montagne 1 lb.

Doux de Montagne - cow's milk semi soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

Matured for 6 months to give a smooth, slightly dry texture and a distinctive sweet, mellow flavour.

This French cheese is ripened in the tradition of the Monts du Velay mountainous region and is recognized by its cottage loaf form.
It is made from cow's milk from the region. Its lightly acid taste and fresh savour while its young tends to tone down with aging and becomes more creamy and fruity tasting. Its ochre paste is firm yet creamy. It releases a buttery savour in the mouth which gives the Doux de Montagne its true originalit... more »

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Italian Cheese Caciotta al Tartufo w/Truffles 1 lb.

Caciotta al Tartufo - semi soft cheese with truffles pieces - 1 lb/454 gr, Italy.

This semi-soft cheese with black truffles is made from a blend of cow's and sheep's milk, and aged about one month.
The paste is mild and gentle and the flavor of truffles is an original delicacy to match with sharp wines.

Appropriate wines: Strong Merlot from Napa or Tokay from Hungria.

Percentage of Fat: 50%

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Spanish Sheep Cheese Idiazabal 1 lb.

Idiazabal - smoked sheep's milk semi-soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

This handmade, unpasteurized sheep's milk cheese comes from the Spanish Pyrenees. Idiazabal is naturally smoked with a hard but edible orange-brown rind. At that time, people enjoyed the smoky flavor that the cheese acquired from aging inside the chimneys, and Idiazabal spread throughout Spain.

Today, Idiazabal is produced in more modern facilities, but the process is still all-natural. The cheese is as delicious as ever, and the quality is more consistent. We love its perfumed bouquet and rich, buttery flavor and enthusiastically recomm... more »

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