Heublumen

There has been a wonderful opportunity for creativity in the alpine meadows of northeast Switzerland. With the loosening of Swiss government dairy subsidies, some of the milk that used to go to makers of Emmenthal and Swiss is being redirected to the small and innovative cheesemakers. One of these speciality cheeses is Heublumen. Coated with the various grasses that fall from the bales of hay in canton of St. Gallen and aged for four months, this raw organic cow's milk cheese's hay covering allows a light woodsy aroma to enter the paste, leaving the inside milky and delicate.

Farm / Company: Chas & Co.

Cheesemaker: Kaserei Stofel

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City, State: Unterwasser, St. Gallen (canton)

Region: Europe

Country: Switzerland

Milk Type: Cow

Milk Treatment: Raw

Rennet: Traditional

Rind: Herb covered

Texture: Hard