With the holidays coming up - or just plain old chilly fall and long winter nights -- you need to discover this cheese and stock up for decadent snacking in front of the fire or with a book, TV or a a friend.
Prepare to come back and tell me your reaction in the comments!
From Jasper Hill Farms in Greensboro Vermont comes the cheese I serve to the most refined sophisticated foodies and regular palates, like myself. Be prepared: The first dip into it quickly produces a moan. The next utterance: "What IS this?"
Harbison presents as an almost liquid, impossibly creamy brie - but you don't cut into it. Instead you delicately cut the entire top off and serve as is. The edges stand up to hold the contents - but what it's made of also serves to impart a slightly woodsy flavor. You see, when young, the cheese is wrapped in spruce cambium strips - the inner bark layer harvested from trees on the farm.
Inside is the creamiest, rich-tasting ambrosia! It's flavorful without being intense - so whether you prefer bold taste or mild, this manages to please both palates!
Use a knife to spread some on a cracker or scoop some out with a chip or crudite or crusty french bread tips. And think of all the light and fruity or bubbly libations that you could pair with it - I recommend this fantastic rosé, but last weekend we ate it with icy seltzer and fresh squeezed lime.
As always, I did my usual exhaustive search to find the best prices for you. If you can do it, I suggest you go straight to the people who make it - because it's important to support small businesses and local farms. Click buy it straight from Jasper Hill Farm for $21. At 9 oz, it's great for 4-6 ppl depending on what else you serve.
I always have one on hand because it's a great thing to bring to special parties or serve to guests.
But, I am obligated to report I saw it at Whole Foods, who had it on sale (said no one ever) for the price of 2 Starbucks Latte's. It must have been getting near it's expiration date.
TIP: It is not a stinky cheese in flavor, but it can be a little stinky in the fridge as time goes on. The outer wrap can look gray or even moldy but that is how it's supposed to be.
Prepare to come back and tell me your reaction in the comments!
From Jasper Hill Farms in Greensboro Vermont comes the cheese I serve to the most refined sophisticated foodies and regular palates, like myself. Be prepared: The first dip into it quickly produces a moan. The next utterance: "What IS this?"
Harbison presents as an almost liquid, impossibly creamy brie - but you don't cut into it. Instead you delicately cut the entire top off and serve as is. The edges stand up to hold the contents - but what it's made of also serves to impart a slightly woodsy flavor. You see, when young, the cheese is wrapped in spruce cambium strips - the inner bark layer harvested from trees on the farm.
Inside is the creamiest, rich-tasting ambrosia! It's flavorful without being intense - so whether you prefer bold taste or mild, this manages to please both palates!
Use a knife to spread some on a cracker or scoop some out with a chip or crudite or crusty french bread tips. And think of all the light and fruity or bubbly libations that you could pair with it - I recommend this fantastic rosé, but last weekend we ate it with icy seltzer and fresh squeezed lime.
I always have one on hand because it's a great thing to bring to special parties or serve to guests.
But, I am obligated to report I saw it at Whole Foods, who had it on sale (said no one ever) for the price of 2 Starbucks Latte's. It must have been getting near it's expiration date.
Winner of Best American Cheese at the World Cheese Awards in BOTH 2015 and 2016.
TIP: It is not a stinky cheese in flavor, but it can be a little stinky in the fridge as time goes on. The outer wrap can look gray or even moldy but that is how it's supposed to be.
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