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The AOC has designated that Valencay is one of France’s elite cheeses. Century-old techniques are used to make Valencay. This white cheese is made in the shape of a pyramid with the point missing at the top. It was first made into a perfect pyramid until Napoleon, after losing his campaign in Egypt, caught a glance at the cheese and it reminded him of the Egyptian pyramids. In a violent outrage, he chopped off the top of it with his sword. Afterwards, cheese makers throughout France were ordered to created Valencay the way Napoleon “revised it.” Covered with ash to facilitate the development of mold, this cheese ripens in a well-ventilated room at 80% humidity. It matures for 3 weeks before it is ready for sale.
A semisoft goats milk cheese, Cabra Romero is made from the rich, creamy milk of the Murciana goat. Covered with loads of fresh rosemary and aged for roughly 90 days, it is creamy and silky smooth with a very clean finish that hints of rosemary.
Fourth generation cheesemaker Javier and his wife make this teardrop shaped cheese in their home in Lugo, Galicia, which also doubles as a cheese plant. It’s a tiny operation with only 4 employes, and the care with which this award-winning cheese is made shows. Javier waits until the end of the process to smoke the cheese with birch wood for up to 90 minutes. It develops a lovely caramel colored exterior, a golden interior with tiny eyes and a subtle smoked flavor. Javier says the aroma reminds his customers of a time gone by, when their food was cooked over a wood-fired flame. We couldn’t agree more.
Elaborated with raw sheep milk, Idiaza¡bal is a robust and sharp cheese, and usually ripened for a long period (at least 60 days). Its paste is delightful and chewy. The P.D.O. Idiazabal bheese is elaborated in the Basque Country and Navarre, from raw milk of the `Lacha` and `Carranzana` sheep´s varieties, natural rennet, and a minimum ripering of 2 months.
Fresh grated from whole imported wheels here at Italco Food Products. The perfect solution for time saving and convenience – imported Pecorino Romano grated in house and delivered to you free of any starches or additives – Just great cheese.
The cheese is made in Posada de Valdeon, in the Castile-Leon region of the northwestern Spain and is wrapped in sycamore maple or chestnut leaves before being sent to market. The cheese has a very intense blue flavor, but is not as yellowed or as biting as its cousin Cabrales. Aged 6 Months