The time has come for all cheese lover to cross the oceans for a new experience with cheese.
Begin with these 5 foreign cheeses, and add more as time goes by.
Cashel Blue Cashel Blue is a cow milk cheese manufactured by a single family in Ireland.
Excellent on a guest tray or used in recipes such as; stuffed button mushrooms, steak topping, or mixed with yogurt as a salad dressing.
Best if served at room temperature and accompanied by white Sancerre.
It is a semi soft cheese that will firm up nicely when aged in the fridge for two weeks.
It has a mild flavor that deepens with age.
Ekte Gjetost Ekte Gjetost is a pure goat cheese from Norway.
When allowed to melt slowly it serves as a perfect dip for apples and pears.
Children love the sweet flavor and love it served on toasted bread for breakfast.
It has a dark color and firm texture when raw.
Serve with a medium dry Chardonnay, or Riesling to bring out the rich flavors.
Amarelo Cheese Amarelo is a goat and sheep milk combination cheese that comes Portugal.
It is a firm textured cheese that will soften to a spongy paste at room temperature.
Wonderful on a tray with with grapes, cherries, and plums.
The earthy flavor works best when used in recipes such as grilled shrimp, and lobster bisque.
It has a touch of saltiness that enhances a chilled, tawny port, or the Italian Amarone wine.
Halloumi Cheese Halloumi is a (delete this only sheep's milk) *mixture of goat and *sheep milk cheese from the island of Cyprus.
it is a white cheese that has a strong salty flavor.
The mint that is used as an anti-bacterial agent lends it an unusual flavor as well.
The mint extends the shelf life of the cheese which allows it to age to a richer flavor.
This cheese is at its best when sliced and charcoal grilled.
Serve with a sauce made from lemon juice, parsley and olives for a taste of its home country.
Wonderful grated over pasta and chicken recipes because of its firm texture.
Serve with ouzo or Tsipouro.
Bra Duro Cheese Bra Duro is raw cow's milk cheese aged for two years before being sold in Italy.
it has been described as the perfect Italian farmhouse cheddar cheese.
It has a hard texture and mild, slightly spicy, and nutty flavor.
Use in any recipe that calls for a sharp cheese.
Goes well with Amber beers, and Italian red wines.
Begin with these 5 foreign cheeses, and add more as time goes by.
Cashel Blue Cashel Blue is a cow milk cheese manufactured by a single family in Ireland.
Excellent on a guest tray or used in recipes such as; stuffed button mushrooms, steak topping, or mixed with yogurt as a salad dressing.
Best if served at room temperature and accompanied by white Sancerre.
It is a semi soft cheese that will firm up nicely when aged in the fridge for two weeks.
It has a mild flavor that deepens with age.
Ekte Gjetost Ekte Gjetost is a pure goat cheese from Norway.
When allowed to melt slowly it serves as a perfect dip for apples and pears.
Children love the sweet flavor and love it served on toasted bread for breakfast.
It has a dark color and firm texture when raw.
Serve with a medium dry Chardonnay, or Riesling to bring out the rich flavors.
Amarelo Cheese Amarelo is a goat and sheep milk combination cheese that comes Portugal.
It is a firm textured cheese that will soften to a spongy paste at room temperature.
Wonderful on a tray with with grapes, cherries, and plums.
The earthy flavor works best when used in recipes such as grilled shrimp, and lobster bisque.
It has a touch of saltiness that enhances a chilled, tawny port, or the Italian Amarone wine.
Halloumi Cheese Halloumi is a (delete this only sheep's milk) *mixture of goat and *sheep milk cheese from the island of Cyprus.
it is a white cheese that has a strong salty flavor.
The mint that is used as an anti-bacterial agent lends it an unusual flavor as well.
The mint extends the shelf life of the cheese which allows it to age to a richer flavor.
This cheese is at its best when sliced and charcoal grilled.
Serve with a sauce made from lemon juice, parsley and olives for a taste of its home country.
Wonderful grated over pasta and chicken recipes because of its firm texture.
Serve with ouzo or Tsipouro.
Bra Duro Cheese Bra Duro is raw cow's milk cheese aged for two years before being sold in Italy.
it has been described as the perfect Italian farmhouse cheddar cheese.
It has a hard texture and mild, slightly spicy, and nutty flavor.
Use in any recipe that calls for a sharp cheese.
Goes well with Amber beers, and Italian red wines.
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