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Style Highlight: Surface-Ripened Cheeses


This broad category encompasses a lot of our favorite cheese varieties, from delicate wrinkled French goat cheeses to powerfully pungent squares of Tallegio

a variety of goat's milk cheeses arranged on fresh straw

Does Goat Cheese Contain Lactose?


Lactose intolerance can keep the most dedicated cheese lover from enjoying their favorite cheeses, but does goat cheese contain lactose?

slice colby

Style Highlight: Classic Colby


Considered one of America’s first original cheeses, Colby cheese is soft, mild and perfect in any dish

cultured butter smeared on a piece of bread

What Is Cultured Butter?


The aromas and flavors of cultured butter are stronger, deeper, and more piquant than that of non-cultured butter.

Clothbound cheddar wedge

Style Highlight: Clothbound Cheddar


The way a cheddar is aged makes just as much difference as the length of time; clothbound cheddar develops crumbly texture and earthy flavor as it ages

Creamy, leaf-wrapped blue cheese broken apart with a knife

Style Highlight: Internally Veined Blue Cheeses


From the classic styles of Roquefort, Gorgonzola, & Stilton to more unusual varieties, learn the history of blue cheeses and how to pair and cook with them

Counter Intelligence


Tips for the timid on talking to a cheesemonger

goat's and cow's milk gouda on shelves at Dutch cheese shop

Style Highlight: Gouda


Learn about the history of Gouda, how it’s made, and its many varieties

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