Mahon Cow's Milk Cheese, D.O. by La Tienda

Mahon Cow's Milk Cheese, D.O. by La Tienda Review

Mahon Cow's Milk Cheese, D.O. by La Tienda Feature

• Perishable - Requires expedited shipping
• Imported from Spain
• 1.7 pound wedge

Mahón is a traditional semi-hard cheese, produced from cow's milk on Minorca, the outermost of the three Balearic Islands. The city of Mahón is the major town on this small agricultural island. Traditionally, to produce Mahón cheese, the curd is placed in the center of a cloth. The corners of the cloth are then knotted and twisted together, which gives the cheese its typical "cushion" shape. It then matures in the cloth for several days. The flavor is smooth, yet buttery sharp, slightly salty with a marvelous creamy, nutty aroma. Our Mahón cheese is young, when the texture is smooth and supple and the aroma is sweet and fruity. This is a versatile cheese -- nice as a tapa with olives and wine or beer. You can eat it the traditional way, sliced, then sprinkled with olive oil, black pepper, and tarragon. It is also a great treat when it is melted on toast. Keep your young Mahón in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator, wrapped in plastic wrap or waxed paper

Tetilla Cheese by La Tienda

Tetilla Cheese by La Tienda Review

Tetilla Cheese by La Tienda Feature

• Perishable - Requires expedited shipping
• Soft cow's milk cheese from Galicia
• 1.5 pounds
• Akin to mild cheddar, but much better!

Tetilla is a favorite of our family: a rich, creamy dairy cheese from the lush countryside of Galicia. We have asked the dairymen to make some smaller ones, so that you will be tempted to try one. Many of you think of Spain and her cheeses as coming from her thousands of sheep grazing on hot arid plains. But this cheese is quite different. The Province of Lugo is filled with rolling green hills punctuated with patches of granite, and many contented cows. For centuries the milk from these cows have produced beautiful hand formed cheeses have been produced in the country surrounding the medieval walled city of Lugo. You can see rows of them in the market any day of the week - they are the favorite cheese of the residents in the area. And what a versatile cheese it is! Sometimes you might like to sit down for a moment with a fresh apple and slices of Tetilla. Another time you might want to make glorious grilled cheeses on crusty bread - or make a tempting cream sauce for asparagus or cauliflower. Actually, any time you think of using a mild cheddar, truy a richer creamier Tetilla instead.

Idiazabal Cheese by La Tienda

Idiazabal Cheese by La Tienda Review

Idiazabal Cheese by La Tienda Feature

• Perishable - Requires expedited shipping
• 1.1 Pounds
• Lightly smoked
• Classic aged cheese from the Basque country

Our Idiazábal cheese is from the original producer and is still produced by the same family in the heart of Basque Country. It is one of the most important cheeses of the Basque Country. A smoked unpasteurized sheep's milk cheese aged 8 months, it gets a deep but subtle flavor from being smoked with hawthorn and cherry wood. Traditionally Basque shepherds would keep their flocks high in the Pyrenees Mountains throughout the spring and summer. In the early autumn, right after the first snows, the shepherds would appear in the villages below carrying with them the cheeses they made from the ewe?s milk all summer long. In order to preserve the cheeses in the highlands they stored them by the chimneys of their mountain shelters, where they aged and naturally smoked. This D. O. controlled raw sheep?s milk cheese is hardwood smoked, making the outer hard rind ranging from orange to a nutty brown. The smoke gently permeates the pale beige interior with tiny holes throughout. You can easily slice this nutty buttery cheese with any handy knife. As it ages, the flavor becomes a little sharper, and can be grated. Idiazábal goes beautifully with fresh fruits, ham, salchichón and crusty bread. It can keep in your refrigerator for a month or more. Store in foil or waxed paper, so that your cheese can continue to breathe.