The 12 Cheeses You Can Save Big On At Whole Foods For The Holidays
Loosen your belt buckle; it’s quite a list. First up is Neal’s Yard Dairy Keen’s Cheddar, described by Whole Foods as a “historic, clothbound, raw-milk cheddar … from the picturesque Moorhayes Farm in Somerset, England.” It’s dense but still creamy, so it’s perfect for cheese boards. The second cheese is Jasper Hill Farm’s Whitney from scenic Greensboro, Vermont. Whole Foods says, “this alpine-style raw cow’s milk cheese is bursting with notes of toasted nuts, cured ham, and sweet cream.”
The third option for the 12 Days of Cheese also hails from Vermont, where, according to Vermont Creamery, “one in every six residents is a cow.” Its St. Albans is an aged cheese made of cow’s milk, and it’s a soft, creamy delight, packed in its own ceramic crock, suitable for baking. Selection number four is Cypress Grove’s Humboldt Fog, a California-made goat’s milk cheese with a distinctive edible ash ribbon through the center.
The fifth cheese comes from the U.S. West Coast as well, from Oregon’s Rogue Creamery. Their Organic Oregon Blue is a cave-aged, moderately strong blue cheese, first made in 1954. The sixth choice comes from Sweet Grass Dairy in Thomasville, Georgia. It’s Thomasville Tomme, an aged, raw cow’s milk cheese made in a French farmhouse style. It’s semi-soft, complex, and a bit earthy. The seventh cheese rounds out the U.S. cheese selections, and it’s from California’s Cowgirl Creamery. The elegant triple-cream Organic Mt. Tam is delightfully rich and flavorful.
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