Tete de Moine

On the pastures of the Swiss Jura, the cows from spring to autumn savor a particular composition of herbs and a fragrant hay during the winter. Thus  the Tete de Moine was born, classic Swiss cheese.

The Tete de Moine is more than a simple form of semi-hard cheese, cylindrical, smooth and weighing about 800 grams.

The Tete de Moine is not cut with a classical knife, as other cheeses, but served in the form of delicate slices obtained with a particular blade called "girolle".

Excellent table cheese, but also perfect as an aperitif, at the end of a meal or as a snack.

Organoleptic characteristics

Aspect and texture
Cylindrical, semi-hard
Taste
Pure and aromatic
Serving suggestions
Red wines, stouts. Pickles, potatoes and legumes. Black bread.

Technical characteristics

Milk
vaccine, whole, pasteurized
Production method
artisanal
Paste
Hard or semi-hard
Salting
dry
Ripening
3 - 4 months
Production period
artisanal
Fats
51% Mgss
Weight
between gr 700 and gr 900
Dimensions
h cm 7-10, diameter cm 10-15
Producers
Farmers from Swiss Jura
Whole cheese code
n.d.
Cutted cheese code
n.d.

Sign up for our newsletter

Be among the first to know what is happening in the World of Guffanti: events, new products, initiatives and stories.