Is Cypress Grove Midnight Moon pasteurized?
Midnight Moon is a goat’s milk cheese that is aged for at least one year. Midnight Moon has a warm, nutty flavor with hints of caramel. Made from pasteurized goat’s milk. Midnight Moon is made in Holland exclusively for Cypress Grove.
What kind of cheese is Cypress Grove Midnight Moon?
Gouda
Aged six months or more, Midnight Moon® is a blushing, ivory-colored goat cheese that’s nutty and brown buttery up front with a long caramel finish. Similar to a Gouda, as Midnight Moon® ages, protein crystals form and lend a slight crunch to the otherwise dense and smooth cheese.
Is Midnight Moon cheese vegetarian?
Background. Midnight Moon is the goat milk sister to Lamb Chopper, also made in Holland, following a Dutch Gouda recipe. Ingredients – Pasteurized goat milk, salt, cheese cultures, and vegetarian rennet.
Where does Midnight Moon cheese come from?
Holland
Produced in Holland exclusively for Cypress Grove in Humboldt County, California, Midnight Moon perfectly unites the Dutch expertise of Gouda-making with Cypress Grove’s otherworldly penchant for fine goat cheese.
Is Midnight Moon cheese pasteurized?
Made from pasteurized goat’s milk, the cheese is aged for six or more months to produce a dense and smooth ivory-coloured paste that develops a slightly granular mouth feel as it matures off to the 12-month stage. Flavours are of lovely brown butter with intense caramel undertones.
Is Lamb Chopper cheese pasteurized?
Lamb Chopper is a matured, gouda-style cheese produced in the Netherlands and sold under the Cypress Grove Chevre label. Made from pasteurized sheep’s milk, the cheese is aged for 3-6 months to produce a paste that is deep buttery in colour with a smooth firm texture.
Does Midnight Moon cheese melt?
Midnight Moon’s dense, flaky interior is pricked with small holes. The rich paste melts readily on the tongue as its flavor blooms with roasted nuts, brown butter, and cream. It’s a savory cheese but its toasty butterscotch sweetness complements a slight twang of goat.
How much is a wheel of Midnight Moon?
Midnight Moon
| ITEM DESCRIPTION | TEMP | PRICE* |
|---|---|---|
| 5 lbs (cut portion) | chilled | $156.20 |
| 10 lbs (whole wheel) | chilled | $312.40 |
| 2 whole wheels – 10 lbs ea | chilled | $562.00 |
What does Midnight Moon cheese taste like?
Midnight Moon is aged for at least one year, resulting in a cheese with a nutty and brown-buttery flavor, with prominent caramel notes. This artisanal gouda-style cheese has a beautiful pale, ivory color, the texture is firm and dense and the taste is smooth with a slight graininess long-aged cheeses have.
What is Calvander cheese?
Calvander is a Jersey cow’s milk cheese inspired by Asiago that was named after a crossroads that is well known in the Chapel Hill area. It is the condensed name of a 19th century schoolteacher who built a school at the intersection. Calvander, the cheese, is aged for 7 months.
Can you freeze Midnight Moon cheese?
All cheeses should be kept as cold as possible without freezing (33°-35°F). In order to allow them to breathe, use only waxed paper to wrap ripened cheeses such as Humboldt Fog or Truffle Tremor. Our fresh cheeses, Midnight Moon, and Lamb Chopper should be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.