{"title":"Italian Cheese","description":"\u003cp\u003eParmigiano Reggiano is so valuable that banks in the Emilia Romagna region of Northern Italy accept wheels of the cheese as collateral for loans. Our range is so good, you’ll want to store it all under lock and key. From crunchy and piquant Pecorino to gooey and fruity Gorgonzola, fresh and creamy Mozzarella to indulgently creamy and rich mixed milk cheeses like La Tur: Once you get a taste of la dolce vita, there’ll be no turning back.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"buffalo-mozzarella","title":"Mozzarella di Bufala DOP - Buffalo Mozzarella","description":"\u003cp\u003eImported by us directly from Campania every two weeks, these stretched curd cheeses from La Baronia embody the purity and goodness of buffalo milk. It is this fertile pasture, rich in wetland species, that gives the milk its delicate taste and unique aroma.     The Cutillo family started La Baronia 30 years ago. They began by researching the working methods of the buffalo dairymen, practices that had been handed down since the 8th Century, when buffalos first arrived in Campania. Animal husbandry is everything to the family. To keep the buffalo happy and healthy in the hot Summer climate, the animals \"swim\" several times a day in large water tanks. How cool is that?    The fresh, stretched curd cheese is composed of very thin layers. It is yielding in texture, porcelain-white in colour and has a slightly sour taste. It is thought that mozzarella takes its name from the verb mozzare, meaning 'to cut' referring to the way that the cheese makers cut each ball by hand from the large mass of stretchy curd formed when the cheese is immersed in hot water and kneaded by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"125g","offer_id":52254654234888,"sku":"CBSF001","price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/la-baronia-3_b__klnwfekxkd8rqwbl.jpg?v=1755855865"},{"product_id":"burrata-di-bufala","title":"Burrata di Bufala","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost indescribably luscious and delicious, our Burrata is a ball of the finest buffalo milk mozzarella which is formed into a hollow pouch and then filled with fresh curds and cream which spill out of the core onto your plate when you gently tear the cheese apart with your hands. Just like the finest Mozzarella di Bufala, it must never be sliced with a knife! It is rich, creamy and delicious with a delicate milky taste and just a hint of sourness to freshen the palate and stop it from being cloying. It must be eaten as fresh as possible and as we import it direct from Italy every week, when it’s gone, it’s gone!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"125g","offer_id":52254654267656,"sku":"CBSF010","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/la-baronia-burrata-3_b__wictlmvc0lkayy31.jpg?v=1755855866"},{"product_id":"carboncino","title":"Carboncino","description":"\u003cp\u003eA delicate, fully-ashed mixed milk cheese. From Caseficio dell'Alta Langa in Piedmont.  Creamy, with  just a hint of 'goatiness' and a yielding texture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"160g","offer_id":52254654693640,"sku":"CMSF005","price":9.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/carboncino-2017-by-fcc--1_b__tsjhq4lvdk3yt9om.jpg?v=1755856094"},{"product_id":"cossanella","title":"Cossanella","description":"","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"200g","offer_id":52254667505928,"sku":"CCSF176","price":7.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/ccsf176-cossanella-stack-cut-new.jpg?v=1755856106"},{"product_id":"cravanzina","title":"Cravanzina","description":"","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"220g","offer_id":52254668095752,"sku":"CMSF014","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/cmsf014-cravanzina_1.jpg?v=1755856107"},{"product_id":"gorgonzola-al-cucchiaio","title":"Gorgonzola Al Cucchiaio","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf one blue cheese represents hedonistic indulgence,  it must be Gorgonzola al Cucchiaio. It is finger-lickingly soft, delicious and creamy,  with a characteristic ‘winey tang’. Selected by the Arrigoni family from a dairy just outside the city of Gorgonzola, its gloriously soft paste and gentle sweet flavour won’t disappoint.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eExceptionally rich, sweet and creamy, this Gorgonzola is so soft it can only be served with a spoon. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe photo shows a whole 6kg round of cheese, but we will scoop it into a tub, ready for you to enjoy. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"350g","offer_id":52435458687240,"sku":"CCSF128","price":12.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/gogonzola_al_cucchiaio_b.jpg?v=1755856140"},{"product_id":"gorgonzola-piccante","title":"Gorgonzola Piccante","description":"\u003cp\u003eA distinctly bolder, more assertive cheese than its soft and gentle siblings. Gorgonzola Piccante has a firmer paste with a close, dense, mouth-filling texture. The blue veins are more developed and lend the cheese an intense and spicy character. A decidedly grown-up, sophisticated and utterly delicious cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*A whole Gorgonzola Piccante weighs approximately 12kg. Smaller weights are a cut of a whole cheese. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":52435459866888,"sku":"CCSF129","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":52435459834120,"sku":"CCSF129","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":52435459801352,"sku":"CCSF129","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/unknown-2_gsngnvxcd3ax669a.jpg?v=1755856138"},{"product_id":"la-tur","title":"La Tur","description":"","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"230g","offer_id":52254683169032,"sku":"CMSF004","price":8.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/la_tur_000_b3_2_ti4ue5gvkm9fzufj.jpg?v=1755856159"},{"product_id":"parmigiano-reggiano","title":"Parmigiano Reggiano 350g","description":"Our Parmigiano Reggiano Zaboform cheese is 30 months' old, not the usual 24 months. We believe this additional ageing gives an extra dimension of flavour.     The Bilzi Family behind the Zabo Brand are cheese maturers (this division between producing and affinage is common throughout Europe). Although they started as cheesemakers, they now concentrate on the careful ageing over years of the cheeses. Every week they visit the farms in the high pastures, selecting the best cheeses for maturing, working only with particular producers who share their artisan approach.     Although putting a great cheese like Parmigiano Reggiano into a vacuum pack seems a sin, it is by far and away the best method of keeping the cheese fresh for weeks in the fridge. Otherwise it becomes oily and waxy, which makes it difficult to grate. This is exactly how Italians buy it.     The key is not to remove the vacuum pack, but to open the nose use\/grate what you need and seal with foil.     In England we tend to use Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan) for grating over pasta, but a  30-month-old cheese is wonderful eating in nuggets at the end of the meal with a glass of Vin Santo.    \u003cem\u003e*A whole Parmiggiano Reggiano weighs approximately 40kg. Smaller weights are a cut of a whole cheese.\u003c\/em\u003e ","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"350g","offer_id":52435459997960,"sku":"CCHA080","price":18.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/parmesan-reggiano_b__1_2_tkimq32tkwqg5ty5.jpg?v=1755856188"},{"product_id":"pecorino-riserva-del-fondatore","title":"Pecorino Riserva del Fondatore","description":"\u003cp id=\"TMJDTCW\"\u003e*A whole Pecorino Riserva del Fondatore weighs approximately 18kg. 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The extra time spent in the cellars of the Arrigoni family where the cheeses are carefully washed, wrapped up in muslin sheets and tucked into wooden trays yields a greater intensity of flavour The rosy, sometimes mould-mottled rind, encases a fruity silky paste, which may break down at the edges but remains fresh-tasting in the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*A whole Taleggio weighs approximately 1.8kg. Smaller weights are a cut of a whole cheese.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"225g","offer_id":52435454853384,"sku":"CCSF174","price":6.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"450g","offer_id":52435454820616,"sku":"CCSF174","price":12.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"900g","offer_id":52435454886152,"sku":"CCSF174","price":24.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/taleggio_2020-0207_b__1.jpg?v=1755856221"},{"product_id":"gorgonzola-al-cucchiaio-6kg","title":"Gorgonzola Al Cucchiaio (6kg)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf one blue cheese represents hedonistic indulgence,  it must be Gorgonzola al Cucchiaio. 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