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Ideal for entertaining, this is a selection of our most popular Italian cheeses. Pack includes:
- Goat Milk Robiola – A great choice for goat’s cheese lovers, the flavor is rich and creamy with a fresh finish from Piedmont
- Quadrello – a modern washed rind made with buffalo milk with a savoury and smooth flavor from Bergamo
- Formaggio di Bitti, a smooth Sardinian sheep cheese
- Bra Duro, a full-flavoured and matured cheese from Cuneo
- Gorgonzola Piccante, a classic Italian blue cheese made with a big bite and clean finish from Lombardy
- A packet of Mario Fongo ‘Mother-in-Law Tongues’ crispbread
- Cheese tasting notes
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NB: Cheeses cut to approximately 200g. If an advertised cheese is not available, a similar cheese will be substituted. Cheese board, fruit and other equipment including knives and wine glasses shown in picture not included.
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Region: Veneto, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Hervé Mons Brebis Fougere
Translate by “Ewe fern”, this semi soft sheep’s milk washed is dressed with a little fern sprig. As the cheese looks not offensive in flavours, after the first bite you will be wowed by a pleasant but strong “sheepish” flavour. The gritty rind fades away quickly in mouth, a long lasting earthy and nutty flavour.
Region: Corsica, France
Milk: Pasteurised Sheep’s Milk
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Gorgonzola Piccante Dop
One of the best-known Italian cheeses, Gorgonzola Piccante is a relatively strong blue with a pungent, spicy bite developing early on. The finish is smooth with hints of cream and sweet milk from the lush dairy pastures of the Valsassina region – the original birth-place of this cheese.
Region: Lombardy, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
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
Sainte Maure Caprifeuille 280g
One of the classic goat’s cheeses from France, made in a traditional log shape. Younger cheeses have a creamy, lemony tang. As the cheese matures, the nutty and earthy flavours from the rind become stronger, and the texture becomes firmer.
Region: Poitou-Charentes, France
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Comté Aop matured 24 months
Comté is the king of French cheeses – every wheel hand-made and subtly different. During a 24-month maturation, the 35kg wheels of cheese develop an amazing depth of flavour – the underlying sweet note is accompanied by a rich flavour of roasted nuts and subtle creamy, yeasty finish. Delicious paired with sparkling wines and Pinot Noir.
Region: Franche-Comté, France
Milk: Unpasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
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Region: Burgundy, France
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Accept no imitations – this is the real deal. Fresh mozzarella made to DOP specifications using buffalo milk in Campania, Italy. Once you have tasted the unique flavour – milky, lactic, mossy and sweet – you can NEVER go back. Break it apart with your hands to admire the supple ‘angel hair’ texture. Use it to make a simple caprese salad or on top of woodfired pizza. Air-freighted to guarantee freshness.
Region: Campania, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Buffalo
Size: approx 125g
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
Brebirousse 1kg square
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Region: Rhone-Alps, France
Milk: Pasteurised Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
