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ThiscollectioncomescompletewithabeautifulovalshapedAcaciaWoodBoardwithablackceramicbowlthatfitsneatlyintoitsdesignatedgroove EvenwhenyouarefinishedwithalloftheseItaliangoodiesthisboardandbowlisperfectforservingfreshbreadandoliveoil useforservinghorsd oeuvresandfillthebowlwithcondimentsornuts Thisboardevendoublesasasushiboard 2 Asiagod AllevoOrodelTempoThisreservestock slow ripenedAsiagoisagedforafullyearasopposedtoregularAsiagod Allevo ssixmonths Madeinsmallbatchesfrompartiallyskimmedrawcow smilk thischeesetakesonadistinctbutpleasantsharpnesswithhintsofbutterscotchasaresultoftheadditionalsixmonthsoftimespentinthecellar Ithasatexturethatisfirmenoughtograteyetallowsittobeservedasatablecheeseaswell WelovethischeeseaspartofatraditionalnorthernItalianmeal gratedoverrisotto polentaorpasta Asiagod AllevoNorthwestofVenice tuckedbeneaththe DolomiteMountains artisancheesemakersproduceAsiagousingtraditionalmethods You llfindnocomputer controlledmachineryortemperature controlledroomsthere justcowsandgrass menandwomen andlotsofAsiago Alightbeigecheesepepperedwithsmallholes Asiagod Allevohasaslightlyfruityflavorandanengagingaroma Agedforuptofivemonths itisfirmenoughtoshaveorshred andthusisoftenusedincookingandinsalads Wehowever justlovetoenjoyitstraight Madefromrawcow smilk agedover90days 3 AuthenticItalianRicottaCakesFlowninfreshfromItaly theseauthentichandmadebuffalomilkRicottacheesecakesareunlikeanythingmadeoutsideofPuglia Extremelylightanddelicate andnotoverlysweet enjoythesecakesservedintheafternoonorafterdinnerwithespresso Varietiessoldseparately AsiagoPressatoProducedinthePoValleynearTreviso AsiagoPressatoisamilder sweeterAsiagowithaspringy paleinterior ItisclassifiedasanItalianDOC DenominiazionediOrigineControllata cheese meaningthatitisprotectedbygovernmentalstandardsregardingwherethecheeseisproducedandthetechniquesused Madefrompasteurizedwholemilkandagedonlyfor20to40days thisyoungcheesehasafull creamyflavor WesuggestenjoyingPressatowithcrustyItalianbreadandaglassofPinotGrigio 4 Basilio PecorinoalBasilico SelectCutBasil extravirginoliveoilandPecorinocheesearesynonymouswithItaliancuisine TheTuscancooperativeknownasIlFortetoinMugello nearFlorence hasmarriedtheseflavorstocreateanewcheese Basilio Themixtureofamarkedtasteofbasilandextravirginoliveoilrubbedontherindcombinedwiththesoftnessoftheirperfectpecorinosallowsthetraditionof揚esto tohaveanewharmonyoftaste Agedinbasil Madefrompasteurizedsheep抯milk BaitaFriuliBaitaFriulicomesfromtheregionofFriuli VeneziaGiulia innortheasternItalyontheSlovenianborder ThisregionishometoItaly sbestpolentaandtheworldfamousSanDanieleProsciutto Baitaisatasty firm texturedcow smilkcheese agedforabout5months Rich fruity andspicy Baita sflavorisreminiscentofSwissGruyereandiswonderfulservedwithpearsorchunkedinsalads 5 BiancoSottobosco SelectCutBiancoSottoboscoisaveryspecialcheese HandmadeinCuneointhePiedmontfromablendofcowandgoat smilk BiancoSottoboscoalsoincorporatescutsofauthenticblacktrufflefoundinAlba Ithasaslightlydrytextureandafresh earthyflavor AgedforsixweeksinadedicatedmountaincavewhosewallsaremadeofTufo porousrock thischeesehastobetastedtofullyunderstanditssplendor ExcellentservedbeforethemealwithaglassofBarolo thisrarecheeseiscompletelyunknownoutsideitsnativeareaandwillcertainlyimpresseventhemostjadedcheesesnobaround Bigio SelectCutBigioisauniquesheep smilkcheesebroughttousfromItalybyIlForteto Thissemi hardcheeseistraditionallymaturedforfivemonthsandthenmaturedunderashforanadditionaltwotothreemonths Thismethodofagingisdonetospeedtheprocess accordingtoanoldfarmer stradition andcontinuestoday Whileripeningunderthethicklayerofash moistureisabsorbed bothpreventingtheformationofmoldontherindandremovingacidity leavingasweetandtastypecorinocheese Bigioisaversatilecheese hardenoughtograteyetexcellentservedslicedorchunkedaswell 6 BittodellaValtellina SelectCutBittoisararecheese producedinalpinepasturesofteninaccessibletomechanizedtransport Despitetheharshnessoflivingandworkinghighinthemountains almosttotallyisolatedformonthsatatime therearestillmountainfolkalivetodaywillingtomakethischeese NamedaftertheValtellinaregion allBittoismadeintheartisanmanner withtechniquesdatingbacktotheseventeenthcentury Itismadefromablendofapproximately90 cow smilkand10 goat smilkandagedupto1year Bitto sflavoristangyandwonderful whileitsaromaissweetandbotanical Pleasedon ttelltoomanypeopleaboutthisundiscoveredtreasure thepeopleofValtellinacanonlymakeamodestamountofcheeseeveryyear 7 BoschettoalTartufoBianchettoBoschettoisaboutasamazingasacheesegets Itsbaseisasweet tenderandmildcheesemadefromacarefulbalanceofcow抯andsheep抯milk Mixedthroughoutareshavingsofrarewhitetrufflethattransformthecheeseintoapowerfullyaddictivedelicacy ThemastercheesemakeratIlFortetohasstruckapreciousharmonybetweenthepronounced pungenttasteoftheextremelyscarce andexpensive whitetruffleandtheblendedmilkcheese Theresultisascentandaflavorthatsimplybowlsyouoverwithdelight Toseparatethisproductfromtherestoftheirproductline IlFortetohand packseachfinishedpieceinitsownwoodenbasket 8 Bleud Aoste SelectCutThischeesecomesfromthemostnorthwestregionofItaly theValled扐osta Itismadewithwholecow抯milk andagedbetween90to120days Thisnewcheeserecentlyintroducedtothemarketplacehasalreadywonaprestigiousaward AttheOlympicsofMountainCheeses whichtookplaceinVerona Italy Oct 2005 itwasawardedtheGoldMedalfortheBlueCheesesCategory Ithasaroughgrayrind awhitetostrawcoloredpastemarbledwithbluemoldwhichgivesitadefinitedistinctandveryinterestingtaste 9 Cheese Notherland BabyGoudaBabyGoudamakesagreatadditiontoa CreateYourOwn giftbasket orcanevenbegivenasalittlegiftallbyitself Say ThankYou or GetWell bygivingthegiftofcheese mankind soldestpreparedfood Enrobedinbeautifulredwaxandoverwrappedinredcellophane thislittlebabymakesagreatpresentation Oh andbytheway ittastesgreattoo Madefrompasteurizedcow smilk 10 BeemsterClassic6lb WedgewithFREETwo HandledKnifeBeemsterClassiccomesfromthequiet canallinedpasturesofNorthHolland Theremarkablelandscapeofthisarea located20feetbelowsealevel wasreclaimedfromtheseain1612throughtheconstructionofaseriesofdikesandlevees Sincethenthelandhasbeenhometocowsthatgrazeopenlyonpesticide freegrasses TheuniqueseaclaysoiloftheNorthHollandpasturesgivesthecow smilkasweeterflavorandsofterconsistency ThisraremilkallowsBeemstercheesetoremaincreamyasitages creatingunparalleltaste BeemsterClassic agedfor18monthsontraditionalwoodenboards iscraftedusingcenturyoldartisantechniques Itsreciperemainsacloselyguardedsecretthatwasfirstcreatedin1901 andsincethen hasbeenhandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration WecantellyouthatBeemstercheeseshave20 lesssaltthanotherDutchvarieties andthateachwheelisturnedandpolishedwithloveandcarethroughouttheagingprocess Thisspecialofferconsistsofa6lb wedgeofBeemsterClassicpairedwithaBeemster brandedDutchTwo HandledKnife Thislargeknife withabladethatisafull15incheslong isverysturdyandcancutthroughthehardestofcheeses Allbyitself t 11 BeemsterClassicExtraAgedGoudaTherarestyetmostsoughtafterDutchcheesesarehandmadeonthefarm OneofthesespeciallycuredproductshasbeenmadeinthesouthernprovincesofTheNetherlandsforover800years ExtraAgedFarmerGouda EasytodistinguishitfromordinaryDutchcheese itisthedairyworld sequivalentofaRembrandtorVanGogh Ourediblemasterpiecehasmaturedforeighteenmonths allowingitsbodytodevelopamutedcaramelcolor matchedbyauniquelyintenseyetsweetflavor Soversatile ExtraAgedGoudacanbegratedasawonderfulalternativetoParmesanorchunkedasaperfectcrowdpleaseratcocktailtime OurExtraAgedGoudaisaged18monthsandisproducedbyCONOKaasmakersundertheBeemsterbrand CONOislocatedinNorthernHolland famousforitsrichmilkandfertilegrazingland Madefrompasteurizedcow smilk 12 BeemsterwithFlavorsThischeesefromNorthernHollandisaDutchGoudawithsomenewtwists BeemstertakesthetraditionalGoudarecipeandaddsavarietyofflavoringagentstothemix SomeofthemarequitefamiliartoAmericanpalates likegarlic fineherbs andblackpepper AlessfamiliarflavorcombinationstemsfromaDutchcustomthatwerecentlydiscoveredonatriptoHolland TheDutchwilloftenspreadsomemustardonapieceofcheesebeforeeatingit Dutchmustardhasapleasantkicktoitthatlivensupanotherwisemildcheese BeemsterwithMustardincorporateswholemustardseedsrightinthecheese Thefinalflavoriscalled nettles Europeansfrequentlyusenettles awildherb toflavoreverythingfromcheesetopastasaucetocondiments Thisslightlybittergreenaddsaninterestingdepthofflavortothecheesewithoutdramaticallychangingitsnature Varietiessoldseparately Madefrompasteurizedcow smilk 13 BeemsterX O ExtraDOUBLEAgedGoudaAcheesethatrequiresthreeadjectivestodescribeithadbetterbesomethingspecial Well wesangindelightwhenwefirstsampledthisremarkablecheese Inourminds thechancethatanycheesecouldbeevenmoreflavorfulthanBeemster s18 monthAgedGoudawasremote ButtheirX O pulleditoff Thefirstthingwenoticedaboutthisnew26 monthGoudawasthatitstexturewasbrittle likethatofParmigianoReggianoorGranaPadano Thenwetastedit andWOW wasitpackedwithflavor Butterscotchimmediatelycametomind followedbyalternatingwavesofwhiskeyandpecan Allthisfromaproductwiththreebasicingredients milk saltand mostimportantly time 14 CorneliaAnnaVanDijk producerofDorotheaandVanDijkcheeses hascomeupwithyetanotherincrediblecreation agoat抯milkcheesewithwholecorianderseeds AllofAnna抯cheesesaremadeinthesouthernendoftheNetherlandsnearEindhoven Cornelia likeDorotheaandVanDijk ismadefromasingleherdof500goatsthatgrazeonpasturesofnaturalgrassesandwildherbs Thisold worldstyleofraisinggoatsyieldsaremarkablyflavorfulmilkthatgivesallofAnna抯cheesesanabundanceofcharacter Thecorianderseedhasaflavorsimilartoacombinationoflemon sageandcaraway Hersemi hardcheesehasacreamymouthfeelandthetextureisfurtherenhancedwiththeadditionofwholecorianderseeds Madefrompasteurizedgoat smilk aged60daysPhotodepictswhole10lbformofcheese 15 DelftBlueAlongthecanalizedSchieRiver betweenRotterdamandDenHague liesDelft HometotheartistVermeerandthetinglazedearthenwareknownasDelftware ithasalwaysbeenahometofinecraftsmanship Recentlyanewadditiontothesefineexampleshasbeenadded DelftBlue AlsoknownasBluedeGraven thiscow抯milkcheeseisrichandcreamywithabutterymellowtasteandacleanfinish 揇elft hasaniceunderlyingsweetnessandisnotatallsalty Notonlyisthischeesedelicious theattractiveblueveinsintermingleinthemilkywhitenessresemblingthelovelyblueandwhiteDelftware asifitwerebrokenandputbacktogetheragain TrythisnewcheeseandseewhytheDutchhaveremainedattheforefrontofcheesemaking 16 DelftNaturalThisfull flavoredcheesefromHollandisnamedafterafamousstyleofDutchpottery whichitselfisnamedafteranancientDutchcitysituatedtothewestofRotterdam ThecityofDelftispartoftheRandstad anurbanareastretchingfromAmsterdamthroughtheHagueandsoutheasttoRotterdam BecauseofTheDelftUniversityofTechnology DelftisoneofHolland smaineducationalandresearchcenters However onlyitsnamelinksthischeesetothecityofDelft DelftNaturalismadeintheprovinceofNoord Holland anagriculturalareaborderedonitswestbytheNorthSeaandtotheeastbytheIjsselmeer LakeYssel Noord HollandismostfamousfortheproductionofGoudacheese Thischeeselookslikeasmallpieceofpottery Enrobedinawhitewaxanddetailedwithbluelabeling itiscertainlyabeautifulspecimen However itstruebeautyliesbeneath Cuttingintothewheelexposesacustard coloredinteriorandsetsfreeasweetfragrancethatfillstheroomwithwonderfuldairyaromas Handmadefromrich pure unpasteurizedcow smilk this Boerenkaas Dutchforfarmer scheese delightsthepalatewithitssharpyetfruityqualities Besuretosetitoutforatleast45minutesbeforeeating asitscharacterblossomsuponreachingroomtemperature 17 DorotheaOnarecenttriptoHolland wediscoveredalimitedproductionDutchchevrecreatedin1993bytheVanDijkfamily Dorothea namedaftertheVanDijk sdaughter wascreatedattherequestofthefamouschefCasSpijkars CaswantedtowintheannualDutchawardfor MostUnusualFood andthoughtthataflavoredgoatcheesemightdothetrick Theybeganexperimentingwithasecretingredient potatoskins chosenbecausethepotatoisanimportantfoodinDutchculinarytradition ButCasthoughtthatinitialeffortswiththecheese potatocombinationfellalittleflat sotheykeptworking Finally aftertweakingtherecipebyaddingsomebasiloil corianderoilandchoppedonion CasandtheVanDijkshadcompletedtheirmasterpiece andsubsequentlywontheaward EachwheelofDorothea only4 000aremadeperyear ispamperedwiththeoptimumagingconditions Humidityandtemperaturearemeticulouslyadjustedeveryfewdaystoassurepropermaturation Thiswonderfullydeliciouscheeseismadefrompasteurizedmilkbutretainsallofthetasteforwhichgoat smilkisfamous Itisagedover60daystodevelopafull nuttyflavorandabodythatisfirm butnothardenoughtograte Dorotheahasanaromareminiscentofthefreshoutdoorsandanunforgettableflavor Madefrompasteurizedgoat smilk aged60days 18 DutchCheeseAssortmentJustthinkingaboutthisassortmentof3half poundcutsofwonderfulDutchcheesesmakesourmouthswater TheDutchareworldfamousfortheircheesemakingprowessandtheseselectionswillshowyouwhy ExtraAgedGouda Ripenedforafull18monthstodevelopanutty caramel likeflavor thisistheGoudatheDutchkeepforthemselves Itisalwaysacrowdpleaser Leyden Dottedwithcuminseeds itistheryebreadofthecheeseworld Wonderfullyfirmtexture Dorothea Aexclusive thiswonderfulgoat smilkcheeseflavoredwithpotatoskinsandbasiloilwillsendyourtastebudsintofitsofpleasure Evenpeoplewhoclaimtodislikegoat scheeseslovethisone 19 Cheese irelandBoilie Cow sMilkTheRyefieldFarmissituatedontheshoresofLoughRamourabout45milesNorthwestofDublin Onthefarm theBrodiefamilyproducestop qualitymilkfortheirtender hand rolledBoiliecheeses TheymaketwovarietiesofBoilieonRyefieldFarm onefromcow smilkandtheotherfromgoat smilk Eachisnaturallypreservedinsunfloweroil delicatelyflavoredwithherbsandgarlic andpackedinglassjars Boilieiswonderfullydelicateandissoftenoughtospread Itsfarm freshtasteismadepossiblebythesunfloweroilwhichpreservesthecheese syouth Thecow smilkversionisexquisitelysuppleandgreatallbyitselforinasalad Suitableforvegetarians 20 Cahill sFarmCheddarLocatedinCountyLimerickandrecognizedastheoriginatoroffineIrishcheese MarionCahillofCahill sFarmhasdevelopedaninterestingrangeofflavoredcheddars UsingabaseoftangyIrishcheddar shehasexperimentedwithavarietyofflavorsandhascomeupwithsomeverypopularcombinations WeofferthreetypesofCahill sFarmCheddar Elderberry PorterandIrishWhiskey Thesesemi softcheddarsaremadefrompasteurizedcow smilkandvegetablerennet Varietiessoldseparately Boilie Goat sMilkTheRyefieldFarmissituatedontheshoresofLoughRamourabout45milesNorthwestofDublin Onthefarm theBrodiefamilyproducestop qualitymilkfortheirtender hand rolledBoiliecheeses TheymaketwovarietiesofBoilieonRyefieldFarm onefromcow smilkandtheotherfromgoat smilk Eachisnaturallypreservedinsunfloweroil delicatelyflavoredwithherbsandgarlic andpackedinglassjars Boilieiswonderfullydelicateandissoftenoughtospread Itsfarm freshtasteismadepossiblebythesunfloweroilwhichpreservesthecheese syouth Thegoat smilkversionistangyandremindsoneofafineFrenchchevre Suitableforvegetarians 21 CarrigalineCarrigalineisanIrishfarmhousecheesefromCountyCork Thecheeseisnamedafteritstownoforigin whichinturnisderivedfromtheGaelicwords揅arraig Ui Leighin meaning揜ockoftheLynes TheLyneswereanoldIrishfamilywhobuiltastonecastleonadomineeringhilltopoflimestonerockin1170AD Besidescheese Carrigalineisknownforitspotteryanditsfabulouscountymarket heraldedasoneofthebestinIreland AnnandPatO扚arrellmaketheirsemi softCarrigalinecheesewithcow抯milkfromtheirownFresianherd Thischeeseisidealformeltingorsimplyforenjoyingwithanafter dinnerdrink Availableplainorflavoredwithgarlicandherbs 22 DublinerDublinerwasfirstdescribedtousasamixturebetweenCheddarandParmigianoReggiano Thisdescriptionisquiteaccurate DublinertastesofamatureCheddarwiththesweetaftertasteofReggiano CreatedbytheIrishcompanyKerrygoldandnamedafterIreland抯capitalcity thischeesesharestraitswithseveralwell knowncheesesbutthecombinationcreatesaflavorthatiscompletelyunique SuitableforVegetarians rishGreenWaxMatureCheddarOurGreenWaxedCheddarisproducedbyTuxfordandTebbuttfrompureIrishmilk Themilkforthis bitey cheddaristakenfromcowsgrazingthegreengrassofsoutheastIreland anareatraditionallyknownas TheGardenofIreland Here thewindsblowinfromtheAtlanticdepositingrainthroughouttheyear providingtheperfectgrowingconditionsforlushgrazing Thisenvironmentproducesrichcreamymilkthatisperfectforcheesemaking OurIrishGreenWaxCheddarisagedforaminimumof12months butmaybeagedlongerasitisonlywhenthatdistinctivestrongIrishcheddarflavorisreadythatTuxfordandTebbutt smastergraderwilldeemthecheesereadyforsale Thecheddaristhencutintoblocksandcoveredingreenwax givingthecheeseadistinctiveIrishappearance 23 MatureCooleaThiscow smilkcheeseismadebytheWillemsfamilyintheIrishhillsofCountyCork DickandHeleneWillems amarriedcoupleofDutchdescent begantheiradventureincheesemakingwhentheyquittherestaurantbusinessandtouredEuropeinsearchofamorepeacefulplacetolive AfterbriefstintsinFranceandSpain thefamilysettleddownonafarmneartheinlandtownofCooleainCork Notwantingtoreturntotherestaurantbusiness thecoupleneededtofindanewlineofwork Giventheexcellentgrazingconditionsontheirfarm theyinevitablyturnedtocheesemaking OwingtotheirDutchheritage theydecidedtomakeanIrishversionofGouda ThepresenceofwildIrishherbsinthegrazingf