Gaperon is a mild cheese enhanced by garlic and cracked black pepper. Originally the cheese incorporated buttermilk in The recipe. In the Auvergne dialect the word gap or gape translates to buttermilk. After butter production the remaining Buttermilk would be used in the cheese making. Though it no longer contains buttermilk, the flavor is still mildly tangy and Made even more popular by the garlic and pepper.
A monk appaerently invented Maroilles in 960 at the Abbey of Maroilles. It celebrated its 1000th birthday in 1961 with a mass performed in its honor. The texture is spreadable though quite thick and densely creamy. The aroma is strong, pungent and smelly however the flavor should not convey those same characteristics unless it's too old or overripe. The flavor should be a blend of strong cheesey flavor, some fruitiness and finish with a pleasant saltiness.
One gorgonzola legend is an example of mistake leading to the invention of a cheese that has become very long-lived. The story claims that an innkeeper in the town of Gorgonzola had too much Stracchino cheese (made from the tired or stracca Cows returning to the valleys from mountain pastures) that didn't get used up quickly enough. After developing mold on and Throughout the cheese, he questioned whether they were still any good. Unable to absorb the potential loss, he served the Cheese anyway. Coincidentally, the customers liked it so much, they had to increase production and give them time to mold. A More likely history is that the overall production from the stracca cows was too much milk to hold, so it was made into cheese And stored in caves where they would naturally go blue over time. The method (still used today) starts with producing curt from An evening milking, allowing it to settle overnight and topping it with curd from the morning milking. Cheeses are now pierced To accelerate the veining (referred to as parsley or erborinato) of the Penicillium glaucom bacteria. Gorgonzola "Bebiverde" Is a dolce-style cheese, with a wet, fragile rind? It is round and creamy with a relatively mild, sweet flavor. Gorgonzola "Piccante" is an aged version also referred to as naturale, stagionato or mountain Gorgonzola. It is firm and crumbly with a Dry, thick rind and sharp flavor.
One gorgonzola legend is an example of mistake leading to the invention of a cheese that has become very long-lived. The story claims that an innkeeper in the town of Gorgonzola had too much Stracchino cheese (made from the tired or stracca Cows returning to the valleys from mountain pastures) that didn't get used up quickly enough. After developing mold on and Throughout the cheese, he questioned whether they were still any good. Unable to absorb the potential loss, he served the Cheese anyway. Coincidentally, the customers liked it so much, they had to increase production and give them time to mold. A More likely history is that the overall production from the stracca cows was too much milk to hold, so it was made into cheese And stored in caves where they would naturally go blue over time. The method (still used today) starts with producing curt from An evening milking, allowing it to settle overnight and topping it with curd from the morning milking. Cheeses are now pierced to accelerate the veining (referred to as parsley or erborinato) of the Penicillium glaucom bacteria. Gorgonzola "Bebiverde" Is a dolce-style cheese, with a wet, fragile rind? It is round and creamy with a relatively mild, sweet flavor. Gorgonzola "Piccante" is an aged version also referred to as naturale, stagionato or mountain Gorgonzola. It is firm and crumbly with a Dry, thick rind and sharp flavor.
The Cashel Blue really started it all for this beautiful farmhouse surrounded by fields of rich pasture. Made from Their own "closed" herd of Friesian cows since 1986, this blue reflects other blues of the world but retains its own unique Character - a result of the personal attention paid to their animals and pursuit of the highest quality of cheese making. The Texture of Cashel is thick and creamy with a healthy buttery color. The flavor when young is sweet and delicate with the Slightest tang. It ages beautifully becoming more pronounced, earthy, very creamy while still balanced.
An ancient cheese from those industrious monks, whose name, Munster, is a derivative of "monastery".Technically, the AOC designated name for this cheese may be Munster of Munster-Gerome form Alsace and Lorraine respectively. Munster undeniably takes its own place in the cheese world. It is strong and pungent in both aroma and on the palate, thou its concentrated rich, spicy and earthy flavor tends to make fans out of the skeptical.
Taleggio shares a history with Gorgonzola in that it was also originally a product of the tired or stracca cattle that Needed to be milked after returning from the long climbs down from summer pastures. The making of Taleggio is believed to go Back to the tenth or eleventh century, with the first documents mentioning the cheese, along with grana, in the year 1200. However, until the early 1900's it was simply called 'stracchino': a name which is still used, especially in Lombardy, and Which defines not so much a specific cheese, as the large family of soft, square-shaped cheeses very popular in the region? The Rind in an intense burnished orange-brown color with several molds and the stamp indicating it is a true Taleggio. It is a Wonderfully distinctive cheese with a wide range of flavors including a meaty richness, accented with yeasty, fruity qualities And a tangy, salty bite. When ripe it should be creamy with a dry, but not cracked rind. And has a very pungent aroma.
Tete de Moine is an old monastery-style mountain cheese whose name translates to "monk's head". Traditionally it is sliced horizontally with a girolle to create ruffled, very thin rosettes. Once the top part of the rind is taken off, it resembles the balk top of a monk's head. The firm, dense texture, though not dry, makes it perfect for paper-thin slices. The flavor can range from very fruity and rich to pungent and very sharp.
The name of this cheese apparently derives from mascarpa, a by-product extracted from the whey left over from making Stracchino. A more colorful entomology of the name's origin is the Spanish expression "mas que bueno" ("more than good"). This fresh, 75% butter-fat traditional dairy product has been coagulated with lemon juice and allowed to drain resulting in a smooth, ultra-creamy texture and mild buttery flavor.
This Trappist cheese comes to us from the Abbey of Chimay. It is washed with the well-known beer from Chimay giving it a characteristic aroma - the attributes of a pungent washed rind cheese filled out by the yeast and hops of a great beer. Despite being a washed rind cheese, it is gentle in flavor with a supple smooth texture.
