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Aged Provolone |
| Provolone is an all-purpose cheese used for cooking, dessert
purposes and even grating. It is traditional, creamery, stretched,
curd cheese. This cheese appears in various shapes. The thin,
hard rind is golden-yellow and shiny, sometimes waxed. Provolne
cheese can be of various types. Dolce (mild Provolne) is aged
for two to three months, and is supple and smooth and generally
used as a table cheese. We prefer, and have sent you provolone
aged for six months to two years; you'll find it darker with small
holes and a spicier overall flavor. |
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Sapsago |
| This unusual Swiss cheese looks like a small truncated cone.
It's greenish in color and very spicy due to addition of an herb
called fenugreek. In the USA, it's named Sapsago. You can buy
it as a powder for seasoning other foods. And it's fat free! |
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Leyden |
| Leyden cheese has the additional ingredient of creamy buttermilk
and is a deliciously firm, subtly spicy tasting dairy treat, unique
in its flavor because of the cumin and caraway seeds used to season
it. As Leyden cheese ages, the cumin seeds draw out whey from
the curds, so it has a drier, firmer texture than Edam. The cumin
provides an aromatic flavor that contrasts well with the creamy,
nutty character of the cheese. Its spicy tang makes it a delicious
snack, especially when served with a dark bread and beer. In Holland
it is known as Cumin cheese, but due to it’s popularity
around the city of Leiden it is exported as Leyden. |