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A unique cheese – a little like ricotta salata, but not so salty. It’s a firm, fresh cheese made with buffalo milk and buffalo whey, lightly salted and matured for 40 days. It has a rich, milky flavour and a firm, smooth, slightly chalky texture. Barilotto is delicious shaved into a salad or grated onto fresh pasta in tomato-based sauces. From artisan cheese-makers and affineurs Casa Madaio.
Region: Campania, Italy
Milk: Buffalo
Size: 550g each
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Ragusano Dop
Ragusano is an iconic Sicilian cheese made only with Summer milk. It is made according to traditional methods and pressed to form a large ‘brick’ shape, each cheese weighing about 16 kg. It’s made in the same way as caciocavallo and so tastes similar – the flavour is sharp and piccante and there is a rich aroma of herbs, fresh pastures and creamy butter. A great choice if you like strong flavoured cheese with a pronounced bite.
Region: Sicily, Italy
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order.
Monte Veronese di Malga Dop – Slow Food Presidio
This unique cheese has been matured for 3 years to create a dry, crumbly texture and a very sharp bite with fruity overtones. Some would describe the flavour as a cross between cheddar and parmesan – but this doesn’t quite do the cheese justice. Monte Veronese has its own unique charm and reflects the terroir of the grassy, alpine region where it is made (malga = mountain pastures). This cheese is a member of the Slow Food Presidia.
Region: Veneto, Italy
Milk: Unpasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Raschera Dop
Raschera is a traditional cheese from the mountainous Cuneo province in Piedmont – it's been made in this region for centuries, and today is still made according to traditional recipes and methods. Raschera is a tomme-style cheese with a natural rind and a semi-firm, slightly open texture. It has an amazingly smooth, rich flavour – notes of cultured butter and crème fraîche with mild savoury and grassy notes lingering on the end palate. It's a very wine-friendly cheese and a popular choice for cheese platters served with our Senga Pear & Cinnamon jam.
Region: Piedmont, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Stelvio Dop
Another classic mountain cheese from the Trentino Alto-Adige region in northeastern Italy – and this one is strong and stinky! Don’t be put off by the pungent smell – Stelvio has a delicious savoury flavour with hints of cured meats and fried mushrooms on the finish. The texture is smooth and semi-firm, a little supple with some small eyes through the centre. A great addition to cheese and antipasto platters.
Region: Alto-Adige, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Formai de Mut Dop di Alpeggio DOP
Our blue label Formai de Mut is made exclusively with summer milk from mountain pastures 1,300-2,500 metres above sea level and has undergone extended maturation to create a big, savoury flavour. Early buttery and grassy notes give way to a light astringency and then a distinctive finish with hints of pepper steak.
Region: Lombardy, Italy
Milk: Unpasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Montasio Stravecchio Dop
Montasio is the most famous mountain cheese from the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli. We select only very mature wheels (around 3 years old) as the extended aging leads to the development of a subtle, savoury bite perfectly balanced with notes of cream and tropical fruit on the finish – especially pineapple. Montasio is a very popular cheese that works well with pre-dinner drinks, cheese boards and antipasto platters.
Region: Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Stracco di Capra
This cheese is a goat’s milk version of Taleggio. It has the same pungent, savoury rind but the goat’s milk adds a unique twist to the flavour – creamy with an underlying floral note and subtle lactic finish. Under the rosy rind the interior is smooth and creamy and melts in your mouth.
Region: Lombardy, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Goat
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Drunken Cheese Selection
There is a long history of coating cheese with grapes and maturing cheese in wine in Italy. We import a number of these specialty ‘drunken cheeses’, most of which are made by hand in small quantities. This is a selection of the most popular and includes:
- Slice of Ubriaco Prosecco, a smooth, nutty cheese soaked in sparkling Prosecco
- Slice of Fragolone a firm stretched curd cow cheese soaked in white wine made of Fragola and Clinto grapes
- Slice of Occelli al Barolo, pressed with Nebbiolo wine grapes (a best seller)
- Slice of Occelli Cusie Malt D’orzo & Whisky, A mature cheese brushed with whisky and coated with malted barley.
- A packet of Mario Fongo Mini Mini Lingue 100g
- Gift Hamper Box $10 extra – please select your preference below from ‘Options’
NB: Each cheese is cut approximately at 200g. If an advertised cheese is not available, a similar cheese will be substituted. Wooden board, fruit, accompaniments and other equipment including knives and wine glasses shown in picture not included.
Quadrello
We source this cheese directly from a farmhouse buffalo dairy we found on our travels in Northern Italy – they make cheese each day with milk from their own herd. Quadrello is a bit like a buffalo milk version of Taleggio – a pungent, savoury rind on the outside and a creamy, semi-firm texture inside with a beautiful sweet finish thanks to the rich buffalo milk – delicious on cheese or antipasto platters and paired with a glass of Pinot Grigio or Pinot Noir.
Region: Lombardy, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Buffalo
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Affidélice au Chablis 200g
An incredibly creamy cheese washed with Chablis wine during maturation to create a full, bold flavour and deep orange colour. Serve Berthaut Affidélice au Chablis in its wooden box with a spoon so your guests can dip into the luscious, gooey interior. Berthaut Affidélice au Chablis is similar to Epoisses.
Region: Burgundy, France
Milk: Pasteurised Cow
Size: 200g
