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This cheese is versatile and easy, not overly complex, but deceptively simple – it is the perfect snack that always leaves you reaching for more. A beautiful, natural, bloomed rind adorns this cheese and gives way to a pliant and elastic paste that is perfect for melting and munching! The flavors are simple, but evocative…
This spoonable blue comes in a convenient six pound wheel that is bursting with mouthwatering flavors. This cheese is the collective effort of a recently formed association of traditional cheesemakers from the Cuneo area. Each producer involved crafts this enticing blue cheese that is typical of the area according to traditional recipes and methods, to…
Rabbia’s Raschera DOP is perhaps the last of its kind, still crafted from raw milk and cave aged in the mountain for 9 months. For anyone who has had the privilege to travel to Piedmont, you have most likely experienced this beautiful bulbus rustic square cheese in the local cuisine – in the form of…
Primio Pascolo which translates to “first pasture” is an ode to Spring in Piedmonte. The cheese’s lively aromatics capture the succulent smells of a spring meadow. This raw cow’s milk, natural rind cheese is delicately tangy and vegetal, with a subtle but complex finish with hints of buttered popcorn and clover honey. The cheeses signature…
Pe’Delmunt means “foot of the mountain” and refers to the natural cave where this cheese undergoes a special maturation for 9 months. The resulting toma is an earthy delicacy: this highly fragrant cheese has a distinct aroma of dried grass, hay and damp earth, with a hint of fruitiness on the finish. The toothsome paste…
Caseificio Rabbia is is dedicated to preserving the local traditional cheeses that are integral ingredients in the Piedmontese cuisine. They are located in Raffia near Cuneo – at the foothills of the Alps where they also have a special maturation cave that provides the perfect environment to capture the unique microbial character of the region.…
Cacio di Fogliano is raw sheep’s milk 100% from their own herd. This is a semi-soft mild cheese that takes on the notes of the varying herbs the sheep graze on throughout the year.
Think sheep’s milk Taleggio with a rich deep flavor, smooth paste, creamy texture, and slightly sweet and salty finish from the hand-salting each week.
Granato (“garnet” in Italian) is a new unique red rice on the market, and Cascina Oschiena is only one of a few farms cultivating it. Granato is an aromatic whole-grain variety of rice with red grains and a delicate aroma. It is high in antioxidants, protein, fiber, and minerals. Granato’s health benefits, organoleptic properties, and…
The peaches selected for the Gentile Conserves program are grown in Altavilla Silentina in Salerno. They ripen at the end of the summer, during which Mamma Maria personally goes to the fields to choose the best fruits. Harvested at dawn, they are processed entirely by hand: washed, pitted, and placed in jars with water and…