Mantache Cheese
I tasted Mantache for the first time last evening after I noticed it at the A & P reduced to half price. Manteche is a globe of provolone cheese with a core of unsalted butter. I read that this was a way of preserving butter before the advent of refrigeration. Manteche is delicious but very rich. Let it warm to room temp before tasting. And further:
"Mantache is a unique cheese that is from the Pasta Filata family. During production while the cheese is still hot the Provolone is hand shaped around a 1/2 pound block of unsalted butter. Mantache is now reconzied as an artisan cheese and Belgioioso is the only company producing this product. While aging the Provolone and butter pull the flavor from each other resulting in a very unique and delicious cheese and butter. To serve slice the cheese into wedges to include both the Provolone and the butter and pair with bread or fruit. " Read more.
April 28, 2010
Mantache Cheese
I tasted Mantache for the first time last evening after I noticed it at the A & P reduced to half price. Manteche is a globe of provolone cheese with a core of unsalted butter. I read that this was a way of preserving butter before the advent of refrigeration. Manteche is delicious but very rich. Let it warm to room temp before tasting. And further:
"Mantache is a unique cheese that is from the Pasta Filata family. During production while the cheese is still hot the Provolone is hand shaped around a 1/2 pound block of unsalted butter. Mantache is now reconzied as an artisan cheese and Belgioioso is the only company producing this product. While aging the Provolone and butter pull the flavor from each other resulting in a very unique and delicious cheese and butter. To serve slice the cheese into wedges to include both the Provolone and the butter and pair with bread or fruit. " Read more.
April 28, 2010