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Men love cheese. Men love pork. We can make these claims because we have dads who have proven these facts time and again. Throw in a loaf of bread and some delicious marinated artichoke hearts and he's guaranteed to have a happier Father's Day. This gift is tailored for the man of the month, but will be enjoyed by the entire family. We'll slice Sweet Sopressata and Chorizo to order, then pack it up with four complementary cheeses: caramelly, toasty Boerenkaas; the condensed earthiness of Crave Brothers Petit Freres; bitey, richly satisfying Zamorano; and spicy Cabrales. Our olive-oil marinated artichoke hearts (yes, real olive oil, not some tasteless blended-oil slick) are delicious with a loaf of Amy’s fresh bread. We’ll include your personalized message to dad as well as our own description of the goodies he’s been gifted.
Place your order now so you don't forget, then choose to ship for arrival
just before Father's Day on Sunday, June 15.
If his appetite for cheese is insatiable, splurge on the gift that will carry him through to next Dad's Day:
CHEESE OF THE MONTH.
It's also available for 4 or 6 months. We'll send you an official Welcome to the Club letter for you to give on Father's Day. Overnight shipping is now included in the price of the club!
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Scrumptious, savory and satisfying. Your cured meat selection will be sliced to order and delivered within a day. What's better than a mid-afternoon sandwich on fresh-baked bread with these fine cuts? Add a bowl of olives and turn on the game. Head to the couch for a little nap. This is your ticket to heaven.
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It's a face-off. These two heavy-weight champs have a lot in common. They're strong, they're blue, made from mixed milk, Spanish. But that's where the similarities end.
The differences are intense. And we mean INTENSE.
Cabrales, in the first corner, packs a mean punch. It's the contender with the knotty muscle to bash you in the buds. Valdeón is the elegant fighter. It will knock you out with its butter-smooth moves.
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Cabrales:
Regular Price: $25.99
June Price: $22.99/lb
True Cabrales is still a farmhouse cheese, with seasonal variation and fleeting availability. The milk of cows (and sometimes goats and sheep, depending on availability) grazing on high-altitude pastures in Asturias is formed into wheels and aged one month, followed by at least two additional months in natural limestone caves. Originally wrapped in sycamore leaves, Cabrales is now found covered in foil, with a logo stamped into it to prove its origin. The interior mold may develop spontaneously with exposure to air; because the cheese is not inoculated with blue mold spores, don't expect a neat web of blue veining. Mature Cabrales has the peculiar gray-green color of Yoda's skin, with a sandy, crumbling texture. It is a deliciously strong, fierce, eye-watering, throat-searing mouth-numbing experience. All in a good way. |
Valdeón:
In a case of mistaken identity, this mixed-milk cheese is often confused with Cabrales, a far more assertive cheese, though it lacks the signature sycamore leaf wrapping. This Valdeon is aged 3 months and has a moist, marbled, blue-veined interior and relatively mellow sweetness. Its leathery, earthy undertones are delicious, but markedly softer and gentler than the spicy ferocity of Cabrales.
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Manuel Maia got a taste for the U.S. during a high school exchange trip to Chicago. In 1998 he founded an export company to introduce small production Portuguese cheeses to the rest of the world. Lucky us!
Many of these cheeses remain obscure and dramatic. Many are made from ewe's milk and coagulated with thistle rennet, for a trademark vegetal, asparagus-y, sour bite. The textures are thick and nearly whipped. We love them.
This month is your chance to try some of the most unusual flavors in cheese at a discount! Great prices on great cheese.
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Amarelo da Beira Baixa: A mixture of raw sheep and goat milk yields this semi-soft, slightly unctuous round with a buttercup-yellow rind. Eat the cheese, not the cloth!
Regular Price: $24.99
June Price: $22.99/lb
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Evora: A raw, rustic, sheep milk cheese with aromas of yeast, and apiquant, vegetal flavor.
Regular Price: $11.99
June Price: $10.99/ea
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Nisa: Most vegetable-rennet cheese are airy, nearly whipped. We like Nisa for its firmer, yellow-white paste. It's got the pungent intensity we crave, incredibly grassy, with the sweet fattiness of raw sheep milk on the finish.
Regular Price: $28.99
June Price: $26.99/ea
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Mestre Queijeiro Cabra: Translates to 'Master Goat Cheese Maker'. The harsh mountain landscape of eastern Portugal is made fruitful by the raw milk of well adapted goats. Expect a pleasantly lactic center that ranges from crumbly to gooey and a distinctive goaty flavor.
Regular Price: $27.99
June Price: $25.99/lb
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