| Tete de Moine (2 pounds) |  | Brand: Gourmet-Food
Category: Grocery
Buy New: $42.99
as of 5/22/2012 01:27 CDT details
New (2) from $42.99
Seller: MondoFood
Sales Rank: 30,675
Country: Switzerland
Media: Misc.
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
MPN: 100562
UPC: 071928000489
EAN: 0071928000489
ASIN: B0026SLLFC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Tête de Moine means 'monk's head'. This Swiss gourmet cheese was originally invented by the monks of Belleray Abbey in the Bernese Jura, and the brothers taught the local farmers how to make it. Unlike most other mountain gourmet cheeses which tend to be very large, it is made in small drums. The rind may be smooth and slightly greasy, or rough and brown in color. The paste is firm and creamy to straw-yellow in color, darkening as it ages. There may be small holes or horizontal fissures in the paste. Older Tête de Moine cheeses smell strongly of roasted nuts with winelike aromas. The flavor is sweet and tangy, with musty wood mold and nuts. Tête de Moine can be sliced vertically but to get the frilly curls of cheese traditionally served in Switzerland you will need to use a girolle. The curls are achieved by turning the handle of this special knife on a stand and shaving the cheese across the top and a little way down the sides.
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