Cheese

What’s better than piping hot lasagna oozing with fresh mozzarella and ricotta; more festive than fine French cheese with world class French wine; more welcome than Parmigiano Reggiano topping soup or salad.  Sickles offers the finest selection of cheeses for snacking, celebrating, cooking, and gift giving – from simple kitchen essentials, to rare finds from around the globe. Allow us to share new ways to enjoy familiar favorites or introduce you to something new and special. And remember our Cheese of the Month Club makes a wonderful gift. Congratulations to the 2011 American Cheese Society Winners!

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Camembert

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Sparkenhoe Red Leicester

Red Leicester was made on Sparkenhoe Farm, England in 1745 by Mr George Chapman. The Chapmans ceased cheesemaking in 1875 and the farm did not produce cheese again until David and Jo of Neal's Yard Dairy revived the tradition. Sweet, wholesome, and milky. Red Leicester has complex and intriguing flavors but is also balanced and smooth. It’s mouth-filling tastes lasts long after swallowing, with a texture that is both moist and firm. One of our favorite ways to eat this cheese at Sickles is melted with Speck on pumpernickel with a cornichon garnish. A perfect lunch time or late night snack!

Uplands Rush River Creek

Rush Creek Reserve is made only in the autumn, as the diet of Upland's cows begin to change from the fresh pastures of the summer to winter's dry hay. Rush Creek Reserve has a rich texture and the delicate ripeness of a soft, young cheese. Rush Creek Reserve is made with raw milk is inspired by the French Vacherin Mont d'Or. It is bound in spruce bark, which gives shape to the soft round and a sweet, woodsy flavor to the cheese. Combined with the savory flavors born from the rind, this gives the custard-soft paste a deep but delicate richness, reminiscent of finely cured meat.

Dolci Pensieri di Calabria Fig Salami

Dolci Pensieri di Calabria uses only the sweetest white Dotatto figs grown in the hills of Cosenza,Italy to make their sweet fig confections, including the delectable Fig Salami. The Fig Salami is made by combining ground dried figs, rum and spices, it is then formed into a salami shape and dipped into dark chocolate and rolled in sugar. Slice and serve after dinner with toasted nuts, fresh grapes and a glass of port, the ultimate simple dessert. Available with or without nuts in our cheese department.