Cheese

While Burrata is great tasting year round, NOW is the time it’s best enjoyed with ripe tomatoes and fresh stone fruit. It has a guaranteed “wow factor” and is sure to impress with it’s very silky, smooth texture. The name “burrata” means “buttered” in Italian. Burrata is made by hand-stretching curd into mozzarella and then —  while still warm — wrapping the thinly stretched mozzarella around a mixture of fresh cream and stracciatelli (shreds of mozzarella).

Cutting into the cheese releases a creamy flow of luscious mozzarella lava. Silky on the outside and creamy on the inside, Burrata boasts a richly sweet, milky flavor that is sure to please the palate. This made-to-order cheese is hand-formed into 4 oz. or 8 oz. balls and packaged in water for an extended shelf life.

Originally from Puglia in the southern section of Italy, you can now find a few domestic producers as well. Lucky for us, our friends at BelGioioso make one of the best versions you will find anywhere.

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The foundation of this delicious artisanal cheese starts in the mineral-rich pastures of La Mancha, Spain. It’s here where indigenous sheep graze and where cheese has been handcrafted from their milk with traditions that go back centuries, not decades. Today, Garcia Baquero’s D.O.P. Manchego is recognized throughout Europe as the best representative of this classic and is the market leader in Spain.

Manchego is named for the Spanish region of La Mancha — home to the literary figure Don Quixote — and is a tasty hard cheese, with a slight nutty flavor. Baquero’s Manchego is made in facilities located in Ciudad Real and Zamora, Spain, following traditions very close to the owner’s hearts. Liberico, goat, cave-aged sheep (Artesano de Oveja) and wine-cured goat, round out this family of super premium Spanish Cheese.

Top quality and a wealth of awards allow García Baquero cheeses to compete alongside the most famous brands outside Spain and experience strong multinational expansion, making it the most prolific award-winning manufacturer of Manchego cheese in the world. This cheese was awarded “The Best Cheese of the World –  2007″ in the Hard Pressed Sheep Milk category at the World Cheese Awards. Gran Maestre Manchego D.O. is a perfect table cheese and great on salads. Aged 3 months.

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Saint Paulin, from Life in Provence, is a creamy, semi-soft cheese made from cow’s milk. It is smooth and butter-like, yet firm enough for slicing. It is a slightly pressed curd in wheel form and has a thin rind, whose bright mandarin orange color is smooth and leathery. Read the rest of this entry »