The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

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Cheese and dairy products Semi-hard cheese

Farmhouse cheese with red pesto herbs

In addition to the green pesto cheese, there is the delicious red pesto cheese. This young matured cheese contains tasty red pesto herbs, including tomato, chili, garlic and fenugreek. The cheese contains no preservatives and has a beautiful red colour.

Country of origin

Netherlands

Aging period

4 weeks

Milk type

cow milk

History and uniqueness

In 1915 ‘The Cooperative of Cheese producers’ was founded as cooperative to export full-cream cheese under the Government Quality label. Later the name changed into ‘De Producent’. The cooperative’s core mission is to strengthen the trading position of farmers. Prior to the foundation of the cooperative, farmers sold their cheese to traders conform market prices, sometimes below cost-price. Establishing the cooperative allows the farmers to receive a guaranteed purchase of their products against fixed compensation for the cheeses.

Goes best with

Food

Different types of bread or one as a snack.

Drinks

Pinotage, Shiraz wines.