Semi-Soft Cheese

Swiss Cheese Appenzeller 1 lb.

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

A traditional cow's milk cheese produced in various sized wheels in the Appenzell region of Switzerland. The cheese has a pale, yellowish-orange color and a firm texture. It is bathed in a mixture of wine, spices, and salt which produces an orange rind that is hard and dry. The flavor of Appenzeller is rich and buttery which sharpens with age. It is excellent for snacks, sandwiches, grilling, or as a melting cheese. This Swiss cheese is made mostly in the canton of Appenzell, which is near the Austrian border. It has a pleasing, smooth texture, but thi... more »

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English Cheese White Stilton w/Cranberry 1 lb.

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

Creamy White Stilton with the sharp, fruity taste of juicy cranberries. Ideal for any sweet occasion.

This cheese sometimes goes by the name of Wenslydale with cranberries, however it is the same cheese. Wenslydale Cheese with Cranberries displays an innovative combination of flavours and dramatic visual impact. The natural wholesome goodness, rich in vitamins, of this delicious creamy-white cheese, with its flaky open texture, fresh clean flavour and honeyed-after taste is only enhanced by the delicate fruity succulence o... more »

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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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German Cheese Cambozola Triple Cream 1 lb.

Cambozola Triple Cream - cow's milk blue-veined semi soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Germany.

Cambozola is a mild and creamy blue cheese that is a combination of French Camembert and Italian Gorgonzola. It was developed in Germany during the 1970's.

It is made from the same blue mold used to make Gorgonzola. Cream is added to the milk, giving Cambozola a rich consistency. The rind of the cheese is similar to the Camembert rind. Cambozola is considerably milder than either Gorgonzola or Camembert.

Appropriate wines: Beaujolais.

Great for a German gourmet food gift.

• SKU: 120301
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French Cheese Fromage des Alpes 10.6 oz.

Fromage des Alpes - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 10.6 oz/300 gr, France.

Percentage of Fat in Dry Matter: 60%

• SKU: 120130
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French Cheese Morbier - Montboisse 1 lb.

Morbier - Montboisse - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France.

The rind of Morbier cheese is natural and rubbed, and the paste is supple and sweet. It is a mild cheese, originally made for personal consumption by the cheesemaker of Comte. Today, the black layer is a harmless vegetable product and purely decorative. The shape is round, with building sides and horizontal black furrow through the middle.
The paste is uncooked and pressed, the color is ivory to pale yellow.

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

Percentage of Fat: 45%

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Italian Cheese Bel Paese 1 lb.

Bel Paese - cow's milk semi soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Italy.

Bel Paese is from the Lombardy region of Italy. It is a modern, creamery, semi soft cheese and has a light, milky aroma. It is matured for 6-8 weeks. The geniune Italian article can be identified by its wrapping which features an image of a priest and the map of Italy (U.S. licensed versions show a map of the Americas).

Food compliments: It can be served as a dessert cheese or for snacks and melts beautifully for use in casseroles or on pizza.

• SKU: 121306
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Italian Cheese Ubriaco del Piave 1 lb.

Ubriaco del Piave - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/16 oz, Italy.

Ubriaco cheese is Italian for drunk or intoxicated, which suits this cheese because it is bathed in Cabernet, Merlot and Raboso must for three months, creating a bruise-colored rind and a very fruity flavor. It has a sweet fragrance, and the cheese itself is semi-soft, white and creamy. The Piave is a river in northern Italy.

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Italian Sheep Cheese Cacio De Roma 1 lb.

Cacio De Roma - sheep's milk semi soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Italy.

This is a creamy, semi-soft sheep's milk manufactured in the countryside of Rome and aged for about four weeks. Known as "caciotta" for its small four pound form, Cacio de Roma is a classic table cheese from Italy with a very full, flavorful taste.

There are numerous ways to incorporate it into everyday cooking and it can be enjoyed as a snack, melted on pizza or served on a cheese plate.

• SKU: 121339
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Italian Sheep Cheese Rustico Peperoncino w/Red Pepper 1 lb.

Rustico Peperoncino - sheep's milk semi soft cheese with red pepper - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Italy.

A creamy, semi-soft sheep's milk cheese from the countryside of Rome with crushed red pepper. The cheese strikes a perfect balance between cheese and pepper and is very versatile.

Try melted on pizza, shaved over vegetables or in a salad.

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Italian Sheep Cheese Rustico w/Black Pepper 1 lb.

Rustico - sheep's milk semi-soft cheese with black pepper - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Italy.

This savory Italian specialty is enhanced by the peppers rather than overwhelmed by it. The 30 day curing time in cellars results in a creamy texture with a mild, balanced flavor finishing with the reserved sting of the peperoncino pepper.

The milk used in producing this cheese is from small producers with no extra additives or hormones.

Served with crackers, it would also be a nice accompaniment to fruit such as grapes, berries or melons.

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Spanish Cheese Campo de Montalban 1 lb.

Campo de Montalban - mixed milk semi-soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

This semi-firm to firm Spanish cheese is a blend of cow, sheep and goat's milk harvested in La Mancha. Aged three months, the texture and appearance are similar to Manchego yet the flavor exhibits characteristics of all three milks. Before 1985 this was considered a Manchego cheese. Campo de Montalban is rich and buttery and finishes with a perfect balance in your mouth.

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Spanish Cheese Mahon 1 lb.

Mahon - pasteurized cow's milk semi-soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

Semi soft cheese of Menorca Island. The flavor is fruity and nutty and becomes more intense with age. Delicious as a snack, in sauces, salads, pasta and fruits.

Mahon cheese has a bold, magnificent flavor that could never be called mild. The yellowish-orange rind conceals a soft, slightly salty and decidedly spicy interior. This unique cheese is a must try for any cheese lover and an absolute necessity for the true connoisseur.

Compliments: Goes well grated over pasta or as an appetizer with olive oil.

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Spanish Cheese Mahon DO Reserva 1 lb.

Mahon DO Reserva - pasteurized cow's milk semi-soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

This firm, sharp cow's milk cheese comes from the Balearic Island of Menorca in the Mediterranean. This exclusive version has been aged for 12 months developing a rich tanginess and fragrant aroma. Traditionally the orange rind on Mahon comes from being rubbed in butter, paprika and oil. When a cheese is aged, the taste intensifies and becomes bolder and nuttier. Typical Queso Mahon is aged in the caves of Menorca for 2 months. Reserva is aged for at least a year. It maintains a slightly briny, sharp taste but now becomes hard and granular, o... more »

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Spanish Goat Cheese Murcia Al Vino - Drunken Goat 1 lb.

Murcia Al Vino - Drunken Goat - goat's milk semi soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 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 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 intoxic... more »

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Spanish Goat Cheese Pimentino w/Paprika 1 lb.

Pimentino - semi-soft goat's milk cheese rubbed with paprika - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

A great Spanish selection, Pimentino is incredibly popular amongst our customers looking for that extra piquancy and kick, but all the smoothness of a great cheese. Pimentino is an artisan cheese, carefully crafted by hand in Murcia into wheels that are rubbed with paprika. Smooth and creamy, yet deliciously spicy.
Compliments: Goes well with fruits, nuts or crackers.
Approprate wines: Fresh, light white wines.

• SKU: 120180
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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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Spanish Sheep Cheese Romao 1 lb.

Romao - artisan sheep’s milk cheese cured in rosemary (cuenca) - cut to order - 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.

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Spanish Sheep Cheese Torta La Serena - Extramadura 1 lb.

Torta La Serena - Extramadura - sheep's milk semi soft cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain.

A robust sheep's milk cheese produced in Extramadura, Spain. Its name is derived from the Spanish word for cake, "torta", which denotes the shape of this fine creamy cheese. Thistle is used in its manufacturing, infusing it with fresh herbal hints.
Aged for 60 days, it is soft, yet firm in texture, and has a slightly bitter taste that marries excellently with an earthy red wine, or Cabernet Sauvignon.

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