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This stracchino made with 100% buffalo milk has a rich, creamy flavour with a touch of milky sweetness characteristic of fresh buffalo cheeses. The texture is soft and almost spreadable and the colour is pearly white. Use in salads, panini and baked dishes.
Region: Veneto, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Buffalo
Size: approx 200g
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Monte Veronese di Malga DOP Slow Food Presidio
The mountains around Verona, the Monti Lessini, are particularly well suited to pasturing cows, with gentle grassy slopes and a long growing period. The local cheeses are almost always made using milk that has already been skimmed for butter production. The term “Monte” in the name probably refers to the production technique, which involves the processing of milk from multiple milkings (monte in dialect). Mountain Pasture Monte Veronese, which is suited for aging, is made in Alpine dairies (malghe) with milk from grazing cows, while typical Monte Veronese can be made with the milk of cows living indoors at lower elevations.
The Monte Veronese di Malga DOP is aged for at least 10 months before we get it. The cheese is made using raw milk from cows that have been feeding on the lush pastures of the mountainous Lessinia region. This cheese is also part of Slow Food Presidia, which has a focus on preserving traditional foods around the world. The cheese has notes of tropical fruit, hay and a subtle sweetness that is at once nutty and fruity. Cheese made from mountain-pasture milk is often not properly valued. Several decades ago, there were over 100 mountain pastures in the Lessini mountains, but they have now been transformed into holiday homes or are used for grazing beef cattle. The milk produced by cows grazing in the mountain pastures is often mixed with milk from cows kept indoors. The Presidium unites a few dairies that have decided to separate the milk produced in the Lessini pastures and to make Malga Monte Veronese, to promote its quality.
Region: Veneto, Italy
Milk: Unpasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Whole Pecorino in Grotta Gift Box
Love your pecorino? Buy a whole wheel of Pecorino in Grotta – a smooth Tuscan pecorino coated with hay, and receive complimentary: 3 mini accompaniments.
Contains:
1 whole wheel of Pecorino in Grotta (approx 2.2kg)
3 x Mini Accompaniments
All packed in a wooden cheese box with ribbon.
The cheese: This full-flavoured pecorino is matured the traditional way – on pine boards in a stone cellar, known as a grotta. It is coated with fresh hay when it is young to protect the cheese and to add a deep, complex grassy flavour that compliments the rich, buttery flavours of the sheep’s milk. The cheese develops a subtle savoury bite. It is smooth and even on the tongue, coating the entire palate with the flavours of the Tuscan countryside.
Region: Tuscany, Italy
Milk: Sheep
Brunet (Goat Milk Robiola)
Another one of our best sellers, this is a great choice for goat’s cheese lovers and novices alike. It's made in the style of the traditional ‘robiola’ cheeses of Piedmont. The flavour is rich and creamy with a fresh finish and clean goat’s milk flavours. The texture is smooth and even, dense and a little fudgey.
Region: Piedmont, Italy
Milk Type: Pasteurised Goat
Size: Approx 250g each
Appenzeller Extra 8 months
Appenzeller has been made in the Swiss Alps for over 700 hundred years. It is a bit like a gruyere, but with a more pronounced flavour and rich hints of cream and roasted almonds to finish. It is a great cheese for those who like a full flavour and a smooth, even texture that isn’t crumbly.
Region: Switzerland
Milk: Unpasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Brillat Savarin Triple Cream 500g (whole wheel) Local Sydney & Melbourne Metro Delivery Only
Named after famous French gastronome and avid cheese-lover Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, this cheese is pure indulgence without being over the top. Under the thin, white rind the triple cream interior has a soft, whipped texture and a rich flavour with a light, lingering finish. Like other double and triple creams, it does have added salt, but it is very subtle on the finish.
Region: Burgundy, France
Milk Type: Pasteurised Cow
Size: approx 500g whole wheel
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Asiago Pressato Dop
This young Asiago is perfect for those wanting a milder cheese that still delivers on flavour. It has a smooth, supple texture with lots of eyes through-out, and a sweet, milky, slightly nutty flavour. It is great on panini, sandwiches and party platters. It also melts well and is very popular with children.
Region: Veneto, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised 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
Bitto DOP
Bitto is a rare cheese produced in alpine pastures in the summer months. All Bitto is made in the artisan manner with techniques dating back to the seventeenth century. It is made with a blend of approximately 90% cow’s milk and 10% goat’s milk and aged a minimum of 1 year, usually longer. The flavour is deep with a pleasant tangy bite to finish.
Region: Lombardy, Italy
Milk: Cow/Goat Blend
Size: approx 250g wedge, cut to order
Roy Des Vallees Tomme de Chevre et Brebis
Roy des Vallees (or ‘King of Valleys’) is an elegant blend of sheep and goat milk working together in perfect harmony to create a delicious smooth flavour with nuances of grassy pastures, citrus zest and sweet cashew nuts. Roy des Vallees is a great addition to a cheese platter for anyone looking for alternatives to cow’s milk cheeses. It is very wine-friendly and works well with a wide variety of white and lighter style red wines.
Region: Midi-Pyrénées, France
Milk: Pasteurised Sheep & Goat blend
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Trebbione Mature Pecorino
Just one smell, one taste of this pecorino and you will be transported to the gentle, grassy hills of Tuscany. It is matured wrapped in hay, which imparts an extra flavour to the cheese. The taste is long and rich – nutty, grassy and sweet with hints of lanoline coating the end palate. Enjoy with a glass of your favourite red wine.
Region: Tuscany, Italy
Milk: Unpasteurised Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge, cut to order
(NB: Whole 2.5 kg cheese in box shown)
Suggested accompaniments:
Brezzo Chestnut Honey
Senga Pear & Cinnamon Jam
