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GRANA PADANO WHEELS
Grana Padano is an Italian semi-fat, hard cheese with a finely grained texture. It is pale yellow in color and has a delicate flavor. It is made from top quality milk from cows that have been fed and raised under strict guidelines. Grana Padano is a registered trademark name given to cheese that is made in certain geographical regions of Italy.
Grana Padano is considered an excellent grating cheese, which makes it a great complement to many foods, such as salads and pasta. Grana Padano is very similar to Parmigiano-Reggiano but has been aged for less time and has a more delicate flavor.
Wine Pairing:
Pair with a fine Italian Brut or Vino Lugano for white; a Barolo or Brunello for red. For a longer aged (over two years) Grana Padano, you can pair it with a fortified wine such as Marsala Soleras.
Serving Suggestion:
Serve this cheese as a table cheese with nuts or grapes; or grate it over pasta and other dishes. -
SORESINA, CACIOCAVALLO, IMPORTED
Caciocavallo cheese is shaped like a tear-drop and is similar in taste to the aged southern Italian Provolone cheese, with a hard edible rind. It has a mild, slightly salty flavor and firm, smooth texture when young (about 2 months). As it ages, the flavor becomes more pungent and the texture more granular, making it ideal for grating.
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ALTA LANGA, LA TUR
Made of cow milk, sheep milk, goat milk, ferments, salt, rennet. Cylinder shaped, lightstraw yellow colour, edible soft and wrinkled rind, weight about 230 g (8 oz).A soft and very light texture held by a cramy rind features this cheese. Obtained by a long maturation of three milks, the curd is gently processed by hand. La Tur has a great sweetness with cream and butter sensations, followed by acidic notes and yeast flavours.Tasting suggestions: at room temperature.
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ALTA LANGA, ROBIOLA BOSINA
Robiola Bosina is a bloomy rind, square shaped Italian cheese that is made from a blend of sheep and cows milk. Produced by the Caseificio dell`Alta Langa dairy in Piedmont, this cheese has a creamy, elastic and supple pate with a rind that is velvety and pillowy. Its appearance has a straw colored pate and a bright white rind. The cheese has full rich flavors that are earthy and mushroomy with undertones of sweetness and tanginess attributed to the sheep milk
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LA CAESERIA, TRUFFLE CHEESE WITH ASH, (TRUFFLE PERLAGRIGIA)
Created by Antonio Carpenedo, Perla Grigia, which translates as “gray pearl”, is the original truffle cheese preserved under ash, or sotto cenere in Italian. This cow’s milk cheese, produced in Veneto, is quite soft and smooth with the distinct characteristic of actual small slices of black truffle incorporated into the paste. Its rind is rubbed with a mixture of beechwood ash and spices that allows the cheese to remain soft and gives it its gorgeous, pearly appearance. Unique and unforgettable, Perla Grigia is exceptional as a table cheese and also possesses a beautiful melting quality that makes it perfect for use in the preparation of many dishes. The history of this company began in early 1900 when Ernest Carpenedo began working as a “casoin” (a dialect term meaning a cheese seller) in a little shop in the village of Preganziol (TV). From these humble beginnings, Ernesto’s son and founder of La Casearia, Antonio Carpenedo, became one of the first cheese affineurs in Italy and today he runs the business with his son Alessandro. “The cheeses of the Antonio Carpendedo cellar” are not only appreciated around Europe but overseas as well.
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LOCATELLI ROMANO
Locatelli is the brand name for a very high quality romano cheese. Romano is a grating cheese used alone or in combination with Parmesan. Romano cheese is very, very sharp. Locatelli romano is made from sheep`s milk. Some people call it pecorino cheese which simply means sheep`s milk cheese. Not all pecorino cheeses have the quality of Locatelli. In this case, there is really something to be said for the brand name.
Aged for a minimum of nine months, this cheese is hard and dense. It is pale yellow in color, with a black paper rind bearing the name Locatelli. Grate this cheese and serve it over pasta, soups, and salads. As a dessert, serve it chunked, drizzled with honey, and paired with ripe pears. -
BELGIOIOSO, MASCARPONE DOMESTIC
This naturally sweet, yet surprisingly light, soft cheese is made from the freshest pasteurized cream. The ultimate dessert cheese, it compliments chocolates, coffee, fruits, liqueurs and is used to make tiramisu. Excellent on pasta, or as a delicious spread (with just half the calories of butter.) Kosher approved.
Easy Serving IdeasCombine BelGioioso Mascarpone with a sweet liqueur. Place alternating layers of fresh fruit and the Mascarpone mixture into parfait glasses. Serve with a sweet wine or champagne for an elegant dessert.
Mix BelGioioso Mascarpone with pure maple syrup and spread onto piping hot French toast and garnish with fresh berries for an elegant Sunday brunch entrée.
Serve BelGioioso Mascarpone with radishes and a fruity ale beer for an interesting party appetizer.
For a succulent side dish, combine BelGioioso Mascarpone with fresh herbs or vegetables such as basil, spinach, red or yellow peppers or sun-dried tomatoes. Mix with hot pasta or rice and serve.
Mix BelGioioso Mascarpone with BelGioioso CreamyGorg®. Thinly spread mixture onto slices of prosciutto. Roll onto breadsticks, pear or apple slices, or zucchini, cucumber and celery sticks. -
GELMINI, MASCARPONE
Some may mispronounce this deliciously rich, fresh, Italian cheese as “Mar-sca-pone,” when in fact, the luscious sounding “Mas-car-po-ne” is the amazingly creamy cheese. No matter how it is pronounced, Gelmini Mascarpone has a pale, cream-colored paste and soft, spreadable texture. With a feel that is more akin to clotted cream, Mascarpone is made from cow’s milk and features a light taste with a slight tang and a rich, silky texture. The cream is churned like butter and then drained for a thick, luxurious feel. While Mascarpone is known as the cheese that defines Tiramisù, it actually pre-dates the dessert by approximately 400 years, with its origin said to be set in the 16th century in Lombardi, Italy. Today, Gelmini, located in the Ticino River Valley of Lombardy, uses only the freshest, finest, local cow’s milk to create their incredibly full-bodied cheese.
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AGRIFORM, MONTASIO
The ancient Italian cheese, Montasio, dates back to the 13th century. Born in the beautiful Carnic Alps of northeastern Italy, Montasio was first known as “Carnia” (the name of Friuli’s culture-colliding, mountainous region found between Austria – to the north, and Slovenia – to the east). The herb-saturated alpine pastures on which the cattle graze account for the high-butterfat content milk that forms Montasio’s unmistakable richness and slightly sweet, grassy flavor. After 2 months of controlled aging, Montasio is sold as fresco, Italian for “fresh”. It is the youngest variety of this renowned semi-hard, cooked cheese. Montasio fresco has a white, dense paste dotted with holes, a smooth texture, and a nutty, tangy, yet delicately mild taste within its soft rind that bears the official Montasio Protection Consortium stamp and identification numbers.
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IL FORTETO, PECORINO TOSCANO ANTICO ORO
From among the throngs of hopeful young pecorinos, these cheeses are specially selected by the master cheese maker at Il Forteto for longer aging and curing. Pecorino Toscano Oro Antico Riserva DOP undergoes lavish Tuscan olive oil treatments worthy of the finest European spas. After its initial olive oil rub down, it goes to relax in a stone cellar for six months where it enjoys further olive oil baths. At last, it is crowned with the red wax seal that marks it as Oro Antico Riserva. The final result is a semi-hard cheese whose herbaceous flavors are complemented by the richness of the sheep`s milk, notes of fruit and nuts, and just a touch of sharpness.
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REGGIANITO PARMESAN, WHEEL
Founded in the picturesque town of Samogitia, the Džiugas cheese company has been producing award-winning cheeses for over a century. With one of the largest and most advanced cheese facilities in Lithuania, the rolling hillsides and valleys make this region ideal for cattle grazing and cheese making.Although similar to its Argentinean counterpart, Prima Reggianito features exceptional taste, texture and a prolonged maturation period, resulting in a profound difference in flavor. The hard cow’s milk cheese is aged for over a year, featuring a crystallized crunch and granular texture. During its aging, the cheese develops a slightly piquant taste and slight bitterness, similar to Grana Padano. Its savory and salty properties are enfolded by its distinguished ivory colored, GMO and rBST-free interior.
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PECORINO CAMOMILLA (CHAMOMILE)
Camomilla is produced in May and June, when the sheep graze on the best grass of the year and the fields are covered with chamomile flowers. Paolo was again inspired by memories of his grandma, who would put the cheese in large wooden crates covered with fresh cut chamomile to preserve it as it aged. The wheels were stored closed up under the arches during the afternoon heat and then placed in a cool pantry in the evening. The process maintained the cheese’s softness, as well the floral aroma. Paolo has spent the last several years dedicated to recreating this one of a kind cheese that has hints of herbal sweetness and fresh cut apples.
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PECORINO GINEPRO (JUNIPER)
This semihard sheep’s milk cheese is bathed in balsamic vinegar (a regional specialty) and juniper berries and then aged in oak barrels. The deep reddish brown rind that develops encases a bone white paste that is slightly granular and flaky. Full of flavor, musty aromas yield to a lingering fruity, woodsy finish with hints of juniper.
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PECORINO ROMANO, WHEEL
Pecorino Romano is Italy`s oldest cheese, dating back to ancient Roman times. This hard sheep`s milk cheese is typically aged for one year and used as a grating cheese. Zerto Pecorino Romano, like most Pecorino Romano made today, is made in Sardinia where land and sheep are abundant.
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FRATELLI PINNA, PECORINO PEPATO
A hard cheese that matures for at least five months, it is flavorsome and slightly tangy. The rind, typically “Canestrata” (basket-shape rind), is pale yellow-white in color. The cheese inside is white, firm with black peppercorn.
