Gruyère de Grotte (cave aged) The medieval town of Gruyères in the Swiss Canton of Fribourg (western French speaking area of Switzerland) is considered the home of Swiss Gruyère. While French Comté is considered a close cousin, the two cheeses are subtly different in how they are made. Usually made on a larger scale than Comtè, Swiss Gruyère is more consistent in flavour. It is hand washed in brine, which reflects in the flavour; an initial salty taste that does not linger long. The pale coloured interior offers a hard-to-semihard dry paste that gets quite creamy in the mouth. Flavours of sweet, nutty, fruity, even mushroom, come to mind and become more complex with age. Champagne has been suggested as a pairing for this cheese, considered one of Switzerland’s most prevalent and best cheeses. Click on any thumbnail or [MORE] for a larger image and full description. Available cheeses change on a regular basis. Cheeses listed will not necessarily be available at any given time. Beemster Extra Old Beemster exhibits the traditional characteristics, [MORE] Bleu d’Élizabeth Bleu d’Élizabeth is an organic, cheese [MORE] Cantal Cantal, according to Steve Jenkins, (The Cheese Primer), [MORE] Cape Vessey This is a chewy, pungent, cheese [MORE] Le Chèvre Noir This internationally acclaimed goat milk cheddar [MORE] Ciel de Charlevoix Whole milk from a single herd is used [MORE] Comté Reserve France’s Jura Region, [MORE] Evanturel Only recently developed, [MORE] Fleur en Lait Fleur en lait, a newcomer [MORE] Gorgonzola Dolce Gorgonzola, a blue veined cheese [MORE] Grey Owl Fromagerie La Detour’s newest cheese [MORE] Gruyère de Grotte (cave aged) The medieval town of Gruyères [MORE] Hercule du Charlevoix The Hercule is one of Canada’s unique cheeses [MORE] Lankaaster According to cheese maker Margaret Morris, [MORE] Lighthall Tomme Named after Petra’s mother-in-law, Lighthall Tomme [MORE] Niagara Gold An Oka-style, semi-soft cheese, [MORE] Paillot de chèvre This is a soft, surface ripened cheese, [MORE] Provincial Smoke A smooth and creamy smoked cheddar. [MORE]
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