This organic farmstead Manchego is made with raw Manchega sheep’s milk and aged six months. The semi-firm cheese retains a good amount of moisture during aging, giving it a creamy mouthfeel with a just a bit of crumble. It has aromas of buttered popcorn and lanolin and perfectly balances salt and sweetness with herbal, nutty notes. The Parra family has…
This organic farmstead Manchego is made with raw Manchega sheep’s milk and aged six months. The semi-firm cheese retains a good amount of moisture during aging, giving it a creamy mouthfeel with a just a bit of crumble. It has aromas of buttered popcorn and lanolin and perfectly balances salt and sweetness with herbal, nutty notes. The Parra family has…
Manchego is a DOP cheese, which can be made only from the milk of the Manchega sheep that graze in the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Toledo, all of which form the region of La Mancha. The best cheese is produced when the milk is the richest, between August and December. The pattern on the rind honors a…
Manchego is a DOP cheese, which can be made only from the milk of the Manchega sheep that graze in the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Toledo, all of which form the region of La Mancha. The best cheese is produced when the milk is the richest, between August and December. The pattern on the rind honors a…
There are fewer than ten cheesemakers left in Spain making farmstead PDO Manchego artesano with a natural rind like the one we offer at Essex St. Cheese. Farmstead means the animals live at the same farm where the cheese is made. PDO Manchego artesano is the Spanish government's seal of approval saying this is the real deal, the same great…
There are fewer than ten cheesemakers left in Spain making farmstead PDO Manchego artesano with a natural rind like the one we offer at Essex St. Cheese. Farmstead means the animals live at the same farm where the cheese is made. PDO Manchego artesano is the Spanish government's seal of approval saying this is the real deal, the same great…
A close relative of oregano, marjoram has a mild, delicate flavor that enhances soups, sauces, dressings, and meat and vegetable dishes. It also makes a delicious herb butter.
Mascarpone is the magic ingredient in the Italian dessert Tiramisu. Not long ago, the word mascarpone would draw quizzical looks. Nowadays, the distinctly Italian-sounding name is the only thing obscure about this velvety, rich cream cheese. It was only a matter of time before Allison Hooper and Bob Reese, co-founders of Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, were asked by chefs…
Sir Kensington’s Classic Mayonnaise is prepared after the French tradition with certified humane, free-range eggs, smooth sunflower oil, and bright hints of citrus. Silky and versatile, it’s an elegant offering suited for dipping, spreading, and a multitude of as-yet undiscovered applications.
Membrillo (quince paste) contains only three ingredients: quince, sugar, and lemon, cooked into a reddish paste. The naturally high pectin content in the Valencian quince gives the paste its firm and jelly like texture. Using fruit from their own trees, Paiarrop’s membrillo is famous in Spain for being just like Grandma used to make; it is fresher tasting and less…
Aged six months or more, this blushing ivory colored cheese is dense and smooth with a slight crunch of protein crystals that form naturally with aging. Nutty and brown buttery up front with a long caramel finish. Serve with fig jam and seeded crackers or bread. Try melted between slices of rustic sliced bread or as a decadent addition to…
Grassfed in spring, summer, fall. Non GMO hay in winter. Milk is sourced from 3-4 farms (100-125 head) all w/in 30 miles of Pittsford. Vat-pasteurized (low heat). 3 hours from raw milk to bottle. All homogenized except for the glass, cream on top items.
Grassfed in spring, summer, fall. Non GMO hay in winter. Milk is sourced from 3-4 farms (100-125 head) all w/in 30 miles of Pittsford. Vat-pasteurized (low heat). 3 hours from raw milk to bottle. All homogenized except for the glass, cream on top items.
Grassfed in spring, summer, fall. Non GMO hay in winter. Milk is sourced from 3-4 farms (100-125 head) all w/in 30 miles of Pittsford. Vat-pasteurized (low heat). 3 hours from raw milk to bottle. All homogenized except for the glass, cream on top items.
