Truffle cheese can be safely attributed to culinary art. Thanks to mushrooms that grow exclusively on environmentally friendly soil, the original Dutch cheeses become a real celebration of taste. Even a small piece of cheese product will fill the entire refrigerator with a refined smell.
What is the difference between different types of cheese with truffle? What is their calorie content and shelf life?
Cheese "Bialowieza Truffle"
This type of cheese is characterized by a moderate cheesy, slightly sour taste with a hint of added flavor mix of spices (garlic and paprika). Bialowieza truffle cheese has a mass fraction of fat in dry matter - 40%, the nutritional value of the product is 100 g: fats - 25.2 g, proteins - 24.8.
The form of cheese is a bar, the weight is on average 2-2.5 kilograms. The shelf life of the product is 4 months, provided that it is stored at a temperature of 0 ºC to +4 ºC and relative humidity not more than 85%.
The composition of the cheese includes: pasteurized cow's milk, table salt (prevents clumping and caking), bacterial fermentation of lactic and mesophilic bacteria, natural enzymatic milk-clotting preparation of animal origin, a mixture of seasonings and spices, food additives and preservatives (sodium nitrate, potassium, calcium chloride , dye of natural origin).
Cheese Truffle with Fenugreek
An interesting variation of the fermented milk product is fenugreek cheese. Fenugreek belongs to the legume family, has a bright and very specific smell, which is explained by a large amount of coumarin, which is part of it.
Truffle cheese has a slightly sweet nutty flavor that slightly resembles maple syrup. A little "playing" with the amount of spices, you can achieve an obvious mushroom flavor. The varieties of fermented milk product with the addition of fenugreek that are most popular among gourmets include the following varieties:
- "Casket" is a fairly well-known type of cheese, the hallmark of which is a bitter aftertaste. Quite often, this semi-solid type of cheese is preferred as an appetizer for beer.
- "Chinzano" - has an unusual piquant taste. As a rule, it is offered as an appetizer with various spicy and sweet sauces for alcoholic drinks.
- "Grunwald" - a kind of hard cheese with a delicate, slightly honeyed touch.
- “Amel” - known for its sour taste and bright aroma, leaves a slight aftertaste of walnut.
- Curd cheese is a semi-solid fermented milk product, which is prepared from goat milk. It has a nutty flavor, goes well with semisweet and sweet wines.
- Green cheese is cooked with blue fenugreek. It has a pleasant taste, an unusual green color and a specific smell of fenugreek. During the cooking process, dried grass is placed in skim milk (cheese ripens for about 6 months).
Total
Truffle cheese in any design is a true treat, which everyone should treat themselves to. Good cheese is prepared without harmful additives according to old, proven recipes.