This cheese has a wonderful, soft and creamy aroma and is traditionally used as a melting cheese.
Origin | Switzerland: Sarnen |
Milk | Pasteurised cow’s milk |
Maturation | 3 months |
Use | Melted over potatoes, in gratins or eaten on its own. |
Bread match example | Sour Cherry Loaf – Brasserie Bread |
Beverage match* | A white wine with texture and finesse is needed here. Try the 2010 Bernhard Huber Weisserburgunder Trocken (aka Pinot Blanc) from the Baden region in Germany. |
Fact | It is ripened over 3 months in a transformed Cold War military cave. |
* Beverage match provided by Lisa Jenkins, Sommelier of the European restaurant.