Addie Elling, East 7th Cheese Buyer
Your favorite cheese that you are currently carrying in your case, and why it’s your favorite:
Midnight Moon goat cheese from Cypress Grove.
Your favorite cheese pairing:
Jeff’s Select aged gouda with Les Comtes de Provence red fig and French walnut spread on Firehook crackers.
Your favorite cheese-related factoid:
As certain cheeses age, their flavor can completely change. Cheese can be washed with herbs, alcohol and spices, or left to mold for months or years. The environmental conditions where a cheese is made affect the cheese as well.
Swiss cheese was made in Switzerland as early as the 14th century. Its production and location produced the unique look and taste that we now know and love. Natural bacteria gets trapped in the warm cheese curd as it’s separated from the whey. As the cheese cools, the gas emitted from the growing bacteria inside creates the distinctive Swiss cheese holes.
A tip you would like to share with Mississippi Market cheese lovers:
Give goat and sheep’s milk cheeses a try. Many people avoid these types of cheeses outright because they want to avoid the “barnyard” flavor. But some of the most creamy, delicious and satisfying cheeses are made with these milks!
