Essex Street Cheese's Comté is a firm, aged raw cow's milk cheese sourced from the Jura Mountains of France. This alpine-style cheese is selected from Marcel Petite's Fort St. Antoine aging cave, a former military fort located underground. The wheels are aged for 13 to 18 months, developing a golden paste dotted with small salt crystals. The flavor profile features notes of brown butter, hazelnuts, and roasted peanuts, alongside an herbaceous and creamy quality. This raw milk cheese is traditionally served on cheese boards alongside cornichons, Dijon mustard, and crusty baguettes. It melts smoothly and can be used in fondues, grilled cheese sandwiches, and macaroni and cheese, or grated over potato gratins and roasted root vegetables.
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Queens, NY
Essex Street Cheese was founded in New York City in 2006. When they began, they sold just one cheese, Comté from Fort St. Antoine, at the Essex Street Market on Delancey Street in the Lower East Side. Though business has expanded and they no longer operate out of that shop, today they remain very focused on the highest quality cheese and only import a handful of iconic cheeses. Essex Street works directly with cheesemakers and agers to select consistently flavorful wheels and ship them from the source to you with minimal time in warehouse to ensure you are getting the best quality cheese at it's peak time.