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Juniper and Fennel

Juniper and Fennel

Regular price ¥648 JPY
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The idea for Juniper and Fennel cheese came one morning. It was winter. The room was cold, but it was nice and warm in bed.

There is a delicious state between sleep and wakefulness when you are not dreaming, but not fully conscious either.

I was wondering what cheese to make that day and I had the idea of flavouring a cheese with fennel and crushed juniper berries. I ran the flavours through my mind and the more I thought about it, the better it seemed.

I wrote it down immediately because these ideas disappear as soon as they come! Then, that day, I added crushed juniper berries and fennel to a pecorino style cheese. This cheese takes three months to mature and it was a long three months!
Then, finally, I got to taste it and gave it A+++! A great cheese!
DESCRIPTION
Juniper and fennel really go well together in a cheese. Juniper is the main spice in gin and I jokingly describe this cheese as an edible gin and tonic without the tonic!
Juniper is used in many European dishes, especially in sauces. Its fragrance adds to meat dishes in particular. Fennel gives body to the taste. This is a most unusual cheese.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Fennel is slightly sweet and this cheese pairs beautifully with honey or Jahana Kippan's excellent toganzuke (candied winter melon, a traditional Okinawan sweet). It pairs well with fruit also. A slice of pear or persimmon.

Toganzuke is available for purchase by email, online or at the shop. Or, you can call in at the Jahana Kippan shop behind Kokusai Dori in Naha.

This cheese would pair with a sweet, fruity wine, a dessert wine would go well. With toganzuke, I suggest a slightly bitter, green tea, eaten as a chagashi.

Customers have asked what this cheese compares to, but, honestly, there is nothing similar. It stands alone.

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Daniel Mccarthy
A great blend.

What a great pairing of ingredients. So far this is my favorite. I had it with chilled nihonshu and it was excellent. A perfect bite on a Sunday afternoon.

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Keplinger
Juniper Fennel

My absolute fav from The Cheese Guy. So much flavor. Order every time we go!

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Matthew Ross

Always a favorite!

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Laura Inoue
Juniper and Fennel Cheese

This cheese is utterly delicious, I shall certainly be ordering more. It is complete and interesting without being dominating. It makes part of an ideal, quick lunch: good bread with Juniper and Fennel cheese, plus some lettuce - lovely!

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Anonymous
大人のデザートチーズ

週末の晩酌にデザート感覚で食べて楽しんでいます
ほんのり甘くて少しスッとするチーズ
私はモスカテル(マスカットで作るお酒)のオツマミにしています
その週の仕事を終えて、家事も掃除もみーんな終えて、
あとは自分が生きてることを楽しむ時間だ〜!って時に
ワンランクアップした気持ちにさせてくれるチーズです