We invite you to taste our Spring and Summer cheese selections this Friday, May 25th from 10 AM - 7 PM at our Cheese Department.
Featuring:
The taste of Tuscany!!
This summer, Zabars cheese department is featuring Tuscan cheeses made by Il Forteto, one of the largest producers of Pecorino Toscano cheeses.
Pecorino Toscano aged over 30 days can be enjoyed at nearly any point in its maturity. Lactic, milky,toasty, tangy; it's not strong or sharp. The texture is between semi-soft and semi-firm. Pasteurized sheep's milk. Sale $12.98/LB
Stagionato is aged over three months, the paste firms up dramatically, becoming savory, and slightly salty, with warming notes of toasted nuts and chives. Pasteurized sheep’s milk. Sale $13.59/LB
Oro Antico, aged for at least 6 months, has a pleasant sheepyness with buttery, sweet notes of toasted nuts. With an aroma of brown butter. Pasteurized sheep’s milk. Sale $18.49/LB
Also,
The Trappist monks in the Belgian Abbey of Chimay produce these cheeses using the fresh and creamy milk of the Chimay country side. Please come and try a taste!
Chimay with Beer: Semi-soft and pliable, its smooth paste is slightly bitter, with a heady nose and moderate pungency; the flavor profile comes from the process of being washe din famous Chimay ale. Sale $16.98/LB
Chimay Grand Cru: It has a natural rind and is less pungent than its drunken cousin. Creamy, mellow, and a bit fruity, it makes a pleasant table cheese. Made of pasteurized cow's milk. Sale $16.98/LB
Also,
Piave Red Label
This is one of our favorite Italian table cheeses, and if you've tried it, you know why! The smooth, firm, straw-yellow paste has a zingy, almondy sweetness - imagine "young Parmigiano-Reggiano" - and the finish is a burst of pineapple-citrus. Wow! Savorthe naturally occurring, crunchy amino-acid "flavor crystals" in the paste. Aged over 12 months. From Italy's Veneto region, made of pasteurized cow's milk. Sale $12.69/LB
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