| Matthews Cheese Cellar 17 Upper Baggot st. Dublin 4 Ireland (Beneath Oddbins) Tel (01) 6685275 Open Mon-Fri. 11.00 - 6.00 |
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Matthews Cheese Cellar 2008
| Manchego - Probably Spain's most famous cheese, it is made with ewe's milk which gives it its whiteness, unlike cow's milk cheese which is more creamy-yellow. This one has been has been aged six months - bursting with fruitiness, a perfect balance of sweet and saltiness. This is quintessential tapas cheese - often served in those familiar triangles dressed in a pool of rich Spanish olive oil. €2.90/100g | |
| Picos/Cabrales - Not for the faint-hearted! A punchy blue from Asturias, where it is as often used in sauces as on the cheese board. Many types of dishes can be adorned with salsa Cabrales - las patatas, in a similar fashion to patatas bravas, but especially grilled meat escalopines al cabrales and it's absolutely delicious. When it is on the cheese board it is always accompanied by Membrillo, the sweet quince jam which is the perfect foil for its salty strong character. Its namesake is the little town of Cabrales in the Picos de Europa, a breathtaking mountain range in the North of Spain. €3.10 /100g | |
De La Serena. - This is quite a particular cheese in that it is soft, made with ewe's milk, and renetted (curdled) with thistle rennet - as opposed to calf's rennet. The cheese has a pleasant balance in flavour of bitterness and sweetness - the milky sweetness from the ewe's milk and an underlying bitterness due to the thistle rennet. This is what I like about it. As it ripens, it oozes seductively on the plate - the thistle rennet breaks the protein down gradually making the interior unctuous and smooth. It's made in Southeast Spain in the same style as the neighbouring Portuguese cheeses and its popular cousin Torta del Casar. Quite an extreme cheese, a confident character, so try to match it boldly - a big spicy white for instance, although I had Queso de la Serena for the first time in a wine bar in Madrid and they served it with Cava - fabulous.€ 3.20 /100g |
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