Possibly one of the most unique looking cheeses made in Canada, with the flavour to match. Cheese Name: Le Ballot Origin: Made by Fromagerie Rang 9 in Plessisville, Quebec, by the Dubois Family. Their principles, determination, entrepreneurship,
Fromage d’Alpage, or Alpine cheese, is an apt description for this unique small production Gruyere. Cheese Name: Gruyere l’Etivaz AOP Origin: Town of Etivaz, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Milk Type: Raw (unpasteurized)
This award-winning cheddar is a tasty addition to your stay at home cheese platter. Cheese Name: Agropur Grand Cheddar 3 Year Origin: Made in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Quebec Milk Type: Thermized cow's milk Style: Aged Cheddar Description: Grand
Triple creams can be tough to pair with food, but I think most people who love them don’t feel they need anything but Delice to start the party! Cheese Name: Delice de Bourgogne Origin: Burgundy, France Milk Type: Pasteurized cow’s
Cheese Name: Magie de Madawaska Origin: Made in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Quebec at the Fromagerie le Détour. This cheesemaker makes a variety of cheeses in cow, sheep, and goat’s milk, including the much loved and lauded Grey Owl. Milk
We asked Allison for a New Year's Eve cheese selection, and she wisely makes a distinction between what she would recommend before dinner and what she would pick after the meal. Milk Type: Cow, goat, and sheep Style: Assorted cheese to pair with bubbly Description: There
The holidays are certainly a time for special foods and traditions, but many people have given up big desserts after holiday meals. Welcome the cheese plate as a bridge to finish off the dinner wines and continue lingering conversations. Milk Type: Assorted,
Kaltbach is known as a cold river cheese because it is aged in caves whose terrain is a lot like a cold river. Cheese Name: Kaltbach Alpine Extra Origin: Switzerland Milk Type: Raw cow’s milk Style: Firm mountain cheese Description: The
The fall weather is perfect for fondue. Cheese Name: Fondue Origin: Switzerland / France Milk Type: Cow’s Style: A delicious melted cheese dish Description: Fondue is a dish originating in the mountains of Switzerland
A perfect taste of fall flavours for your holiday cheese board. Cheese: Le Coutances Origin: Normandie, France Milk Type: Cow’s milk Style: Soft ripened / bloomy rind Description: Le Coutances comes in a small wheel, weighing in at two hundred
Introducing Noord Holand, bearing little resemblance to a garden variety Gouda. It is worth a closer look. Cheese Name: Noord Holand Origin: Netherlands Milk Type: Cow’s milk from herds of Holstein Friesians raised in the North of Holland Style:
This week we look at a little known gem from Burgundy, stepping out of the shadow of Epoisses. Cheese Name: Soumaintrain Origin: Burgundy, France Milk Type: Cow’s milk Style: Soft washed rind Description: Soumaintrain is a soft cheese, washed
Blue cheese fans are everywhere and none are more passionate than those who love to imbibe in Bleu des Basques. Origin: The village of Macaye, near Espelette at the foot of the French Pyerénées Milk Type: Pasteurized sheep milk collected
This week we look at a personal favourite, especially in the summer, when it works so well with fresh, hand-picked tomatoes. Cheese Name: Mozzarella di Bufala Origin: Campania, Italy originally, although other versions are made in Canada as well as
On a trip down the west coast to Sonoma and Napa Valley, I had the pleasure of stopping in to visit some great California cheese makers. I made a brief stop in Arcata, near the California/Oregon order to stop by Cypress Grove Cheese. They very kindly