Food & Gourmet Items
Stinky Brooklyn - $50 Gift Certificate
- Item Number
- 331
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 75 USD to Live Event Bidder
- Number of Bids
- 6 - Bid History
Item Description
$50 Gift Certificate
It’s safe to say that once a cheese leaves the dairy in which it was made, the simple care for it goes out the window. Taken from its quiet and comfortable home where it frolicked with bacterium and evolved in its environment- only to be packaged up into who knows what, thrown into a box of sorts and then shipped to god knows where for all of us to enjoy. When this happens, and the unfortunate truth is, the cheese sorta shuts down and its evolution comes to a screeching halt. The other sensible truth of course is that the cheese maker also needs to sell the cheese under ripe allowing it some kind of shelf life for vendors to work with. This leads me to Affinage. The fanciest of cheese terms on the planet!
For centuries cheese has been a big part of almost every global society spanning from tiny farmstead dairies to giant cheese making facilities, all of which have one very important thing in common- Affinage. Affinage is a French word that means "aging," which refers to the care a wheel is given after it leaves the loving hands of its maker. However often the cheese maker is also the Affineur. There are many layers involved but, simply put, this is a crucial step where the cheese gets to become it's true self. Just about every cheese we sell, spends some time in our cave. Whether it's just a few days or up to a year, our cheeses are brought to their ultimate ripeness and flavor. The cheese is allowed to live. And a happy life it is. The close attention we pay to these wheels - be it gently brushing, spraying, washing or soaking in beer, brine or wine and simply just giving a flip from time to time - makes a clear difference in the product you bring back to your home. You will taste the difference!
-The Team at Stinky Bklyn
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