Domestic

Hook’s Cheese ages cheddar from 1-15 years. Our cheese is made 1 batch at a time, curds transferred to forms by hand, and aged to perfection. Our cheddar is known for its smooth, creamy texture and for the amazing flavors that develop every year it is aged, from smooth and mellow to sharp and crumbly. Every age has its own unique flavor and texture.

Pepper jack mixes hot peppers with Monterey Jack. Pepper jack is often used as an alternative cheese in dishes such as quesadillas, but can be eaten with bread or crackers as a snack.

We develop our Burrata authentically with a recipe that dates back over 5 generations. Our semi soft `Pasta Filata` cheese is made with Fior di latte cows milk cultures. We then fill our Burrata with fresh Stracciatella cream. This is often served with a sprinkle of salt and drizzle of olive oil. Scoop up the stracciatella cream with slices of Italian bread or spread the inside of the cheese onto crackers. Serve up with fresh tomatoes and basil, or it`s also a decadent and delicious topping for pizza.

3rd PLACE PASTA FILATA – AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY AWARDS 2023

Caciocavallo, which means cheese on horseback, gets its name from the manner in which the cheese is always tied together in a rope and dangled over a wooden board to drain and age. An Italian type of pasta filata cheese made out of sheep`s or cow`s milk, it is produced throughout Southern Italy and the Balkans.
Continuous exposure to humidity in the caves and aging develops sharp, spicy flavors in Caciocavallo. With persistent aging, the cheese picks up intense, earthy undertones and fruity aromas. Along the way, it turns from a milky white to a darker yellow in color and becomes more salty. The result is a cheese with profound tasting notes and perfect accompaniment to a glass of red wine.
Made from cow’s milk
Country of origin: Italy
Region: Southern Italy
Type: soft
Texture: springy and stringy
Rind: natural
Color: yellow

Hailing from Italy, mozzarella is a mild, white fresh cheese thats made by the special pasta filata process, whereby the curd is dipped into hot whey, then stretched to the desired consistency. At one time, mozzarella was made only from the milk of water buffaloes. Today, however, the majority of it is made with cows milk. Fresh Mozzarella is not cured in brine or aged like the low-moisture Mozzarella more familiar to most of us. The moist, sweet, tender, milky, nutty and buttery flavor, and springy, yielding texture, is unlike that of any other dairy product. The different sizes of fresh mozzarella relate best to the sizes of fresh tomatoes since it naturally is a gastronomical match made in heaven. Fresh mozzarella is always packed in water.` Its generally made from whole milk and has a much softer texture and a sweet, delicate flavor. Its excellent simply spread on bread with salt, pepper and a little olive oil.

A smoother,creamy more dense Ricotta often used to fill Cannoli`s