CHEESE LISTINGS PRODUCT NAME
COMPANY
IMPORTED CHEESE
AWARDS
DESCRIPTION
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Gayo Azul Edam Ball
FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy US 201.655.7730 www.gayoazul.com
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Made with part skim milk, Edam cheese is firmer than Gouda with a rich, buttery flavor and a smooth, creamy texture.
Gruppo Formaggi del Trentino Puzzone di Moena DOP
Savello USA Inc. 570.822.9743 www.savellousa.com
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Puzzone di Moena DOP is a hard cheese made in the valleys of Fiemme, Fassa and Primiero of northern Italy. The cheese owes its name to its accentuated scent and strong aroma. It is produced using raw cow’s milk, salt and rennet; with no additives or preservatives. It has a creamy, semi-cooked paste and moist rind.
Gruppo Formaggi del Trentino Ubriaco D’Alpeggio
Savello USA Inc. 570.822.9743 www.savellousa.com
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Ubriaco D’Alpeggio is a semi-hard cheese made with raw cow’s milk, salt and rennet and soaked in Enantio red wine. The cheese is immersed for a period of 15 to 20 days and rotated daily to ensure the wine is absorbed evenly. The result is an opaque, purplish rind and a paste that is soft with a fruity and aromatic scent.
Gruyere AOP Classic, Gruyere AOP Reserve, Le Gruyere d’Alpage AOP
Le Gruyere AOP Switzerland +41(0)26 921 84 10 www.gruyere.com
Many International awards, including four times as a World Champion at the World Cheese Awards
Gruyère AOP, a PDO product (Protected Designation of Origin), can be produced only in the Gruyères region of western Switzerland. It has been produced from raw cow milk, with the same recipe, since 1115 AD. Gruyère AOP is 100 percent natural, 100 percent additive free, and naturally free of lactose and gluten.
Içim Labneh
Lactalis American Group 212.758.6666 www.icim.com.tr/EN
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Jarlsberg
Norseland 203.515.6588 www.jarlsberg.com
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A mild semi-soft cow milk cheese, Jarlsberg is known for its sweet and nutty flavor and its large round holes.
Kaltbach Le Cremeux
Emmi Roth USA 608.285.9800 www.emmiroth.com
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Kaltbach Le Cremeux is a smear-ripened semi-firm cheese with a unique, complex flavor and texture that’s reminiscent of a soft-cooked egg yolk. Flavor has a strong, caramelized butter flavor on the front and a hearty finish that’s reminiscent of chicken stock.
Lagorai
Monti Trentini USA LLC 516.507.9658 www.montitrentini.com
Le Gruyère AOP
Le Gruyère AOP 707.321.8094 www.gruyere.com
Rembrandt Aged Gouda
FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy US 201.665.7730 www.adutchmasterpiece.com
Shaved Goat Cheese
FrieslandCampina 551.497.7300 www.frieslandcampina.com www.frico.com
Ubriaco D’Alpeggio
Savello USA Inc. 570.822.9743 www.savellousa.com
Vezzena Cheese
Monti Trentini LLC 516.507.9658 www.montitrentini.com
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Its soft and light texture makes İçim Labneh a delightful pair with breakfast toast, either with or without jam. Its superior flavor was certified by the Belgian International Taste and Quality Institute (ITQI), which described it as “remarkable.”
Lagorai has a creamy texture that suggests a fresh cheese but a savoriness that reflects its 90 days of aging. A traditional regional cheese from the Trentino region of Italy, it has scattered holes and a flavor that’s intense but not too strong.
Multiple awards at the World Championship Cheese Contest
Today, anyone can label a cheese “Gruyère,” but Le Gruyère AOP is the real deal, tightly upholding the tradition of the cheese-making process, the regions where it is produced, and the strict guidelines followed by the dairy farmers, cheese makers and affineurs. Pure, unpasteurized milk is gathered from 170 farms and brought to expert cheese makers to produce 80-pound wheels, which are then aged in local cellars. Only the wheels passing the highest standards are allowed to be sold as Le Gruyère AOP.
Overall World Champion – World Championship Cheese Contest, Madison, Wisconsin, 2004
Naturally matured for one year, Rembrandt has a firm texture and rich flavor. Rembrandt is made from the best milk of the FrieslandCampina dairy farms and has its own unique recipe and ripening process. Available in wheels and wedges.
Gold – World Cheese Awards, Birmingham, UK 2016
Imported from Holland. Naturally matured for 20 weeks, this flavorful, distinctive goat’s cheese has a slightly crumbly texture. It’s freshly shaved to enhance salads, soups, pastas and flatbreads. Packaged in a 5-ounce cup.
Gold at World Cheese Awards 2018-2019
Ubriaco D’Alpeggio is a semi-hard cheese made with raw cow milk, salt and rennet and soaked in Enantio red wine. The cheese is immersed for a period of 15 to 20 days and rotated daily to ensure that the wine is absorbed evenly. The result is an opaque, purplish rind and a paste that is soft with a fruity and aromatic scent.
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The Vezzena Cheese is often referred to as “the Gold of the Alps” because of its color. Its unique golden color is given by the milk that is collected daily in the mountain farms where cows are free to live outside and graze on grass. In order to reach perfect maturation, the Vezzena Cheese is aged at least six months. If needed, it can be aged more depending on how much flavor and sharpness is desired in the cheese.