Provisions & Sundries

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Tasty Truffle Cheese
February 21, 2011
Cacio di Bosco al Tartufo Featured this Week

Continuing with our love for delicious cheese, we are featuring the unique and distinct Cacio di Bosco al Tartufo, an Italian cheese in which two luxurious flavors- truffles and Tuscan sheep’s milk – come together in one cheese! Cacio di Bosco al Tartufo (literally “cheese of the forest with truffles”) is a premium pecorino studded with dark truffles. We like this one because the truffle flavor is honest, not synthetic tasting, and it doesn’t overwhelm the goodness of the cheese. The ingredients blend together superbly, making for a beautiful balance between pungent truffle and nutty, sweet, almost caramelized aged sheep’s milk.

Cacio Di Bosco al Tartufo is a Tuscan cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s milk. The long maturation balances the taste of pecorino with the strong taste of truffle. It definitely has Pecorino’s characteristic saltiness, while there is also a nice creaminess that is more difficult to find in harder cheeses. Cacio di Bosco is not just a “truffled” dish or a cheese imbued with a whiff of truffle oil, the cheese tastes of actual truffles. This delicious cheese is firm, smooth, and oily- dotted with big flecks of truffle, which is why the flavor of this cheese absolutely incredible.

While Cacio di Bosco is over-the-top in flavor, its slightly sour paste and crumbly texture make it surprisingly versatile; it is firm enough to grate over pasta or even pizza, but it also sits nicely alongside a glass of red wine. Perfect for enjoying with fresh fruit and crackers, Cacio di Bosco is by far one of our favorites here at Panzano. It’s both lovely on its own as a table cheese and it can take risotto and many other dishes to a whole new level of flavor. Come in this week to try this unusual and flavorful cheese!

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