In honor of Christmas Eve and the fabulous gathering of friends and family this afternoon, Fromagical supplied a selection of special and seasonal cheeses. What were they you might be wondering?
Cheese number one was Torus, the superstar cheese that I wrote about in my last blog. This combination / collaboration with Vermont Butter & Cheese and Murray's is the most uniquely creamy, unctuous, chalky, citrusy, bright, mushroomy, rustic round cheese. A holiday celebration in a morsel!
Cheese number two was Little Big Apple infused with black truffles. Murray's cheese takes a Champlain Valley triple cream roundelle and infuses the center with black truffles here. What you get is fabulously sensual creamy milky cheesy paste paired with the rustic earthiness of the truffles. This is a black tie cheese that goes perfectly with that celebratory glass of bubbles you are enjoying on this holiday.
Cheese number three was Cocoa Cardona, which was featured on day 944 and is found at Beecher's Cheese. A firm aged goat's milk cheese that is rubbed with cocoa powder in the course of its aging process. The result? A rustic and earthy yet sweet and flavorful cheese that is the perfect balance of chocolaty cheesy goodness. Crisp, tangy, citrusy and classically goaty paste is paired with the most unique cocoa exterior.
The final cheese, cheese number four was Barden Blue, Consider Bardwell's newest release. Think cheddary paste combined with a classic blue cheese spicy piquance. Firm and biting, yet crumbly and flavorful. This is the sort of cheese that is absolutely perfect with your after dinner drinks, port perhaps?
Overall a selection of truly special cheeses for this truly special day.
Fromagical wishes you all a very Merry Christmas!
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Day 944 : Great right now at Beechers
Beecher's -- Seattle Implant, Flatiron based.
Excellent selection of American artisanal cheeses and one of the only places in NYC that one can see cheese being made.
Looking for cheeses that are good right now?
Or perhaps a Christmas present?
Then I strongly recommend Carr Valley Cheese's Cocoa Cardona hailing from La Valle, Wisconsin.
This firm aged goat's milk cheese is rubbed with cocoa powder during its aging process lending a deep rustic brown to the exterior of this cheese and a truly unique flavor profile. Tangy and spicy yet somewhat sweet and earthy, the cocoa powder provides a distinctive dynamism to this crisp, bright, milky, citrusy, goaty paste.
Nothing says the holiday season like a winter white cheese lusciously wrapped in tender cocoa powder.
Found at Beecher's now.
Great for a night in with a glass of red or bubbles or as a gift for the hostess of that fabulous Holiday party you are about to attend or as a stocking stuffer for that family member who just adores cheese.
Beecher's
900 Broadway
NYC
Excellent selection of American artisanal cheeses and one of the only places in NYC that one can see cheese being made.
Looking for cheeses that are good right now?
Or perhaps a Christmas present?
Then I strongly recommend Carr Valley Cheese's Cocoa Cardona hailing from La Valle, Wisconsin.
This firm aged goat's milk cheese is rubbed with cocoa powder during its aging process lending a deep rustic brown to the exterior of this cheese and a truly unique flavor profile. Tangy and spicy yet somewhat sweet and earthy, the cocoa powder provides a distinctive dynamism to this crisp, bright, milky, citrusy, goaty paste.
Nothing says the holiday season like a winter white cheese lusciously wrapped in tender cocoa powder.
Found at Beecher's now.
Great for a night in with a glass of red or bubbles or as a gift for the hostess of that fabulous Holiday party you are about to attend or as a stocking stuffer for that family member who just adores cheese.
Beecher's
900 Broadway
NYC
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