Muenster Cheese from Wisconsin

Muenster is one of our country's first semi-soft cheeses, and it originated in ancient monastic Alsace, France. It made its way to Wisconsin’s no-shortcuts, no-nonsense cheese-makers in the late 1800s. In Europe, muenster is traditionally a soft, creamy white, washed-rind cheese. In Wisconsin, it's a bit firmer, ranging from mild-to-sharp, with a bright orange, natural annatto coating. We can’t get enough of this earthy, able-bodied cheese. We’ve tried and it’s just not possible.

Appearance

Orange surface and handsome creamy white interior

Texture

Semi-soft, smooth and elastic

Flavor

Mild and nutty and more flavorful with age. Like a lot of fine folks we know.

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Arla Foods, Inc.

Cedar Grove Cheese, Inc.

CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley

Decatur Dairy, Inc.

Edelweiss Creamery

Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery

Harmony Cheese

Hook's Cheese Company, Inc.

Klondike Cheese Company

Mullins Cheese, Inc.

Pasture Pride Cheese, LLC

Rosewood Dairy, Inc.

Silver Lewis Cheese Factory Cooperative

Specialty Cheese Company, Inc

Valley View Cheese Cooperative

Winona Foods, Inc.

Wisconsin Cheese Group, LLC

Wisconsin Dairy State Cheese Co, Inc

Zimmerman Cheese Company, Inc.

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All Star, LTD

Crystal Farms - Michael Foods, Inc.

Emmi Roth USA

G&R Foods, Inc

Gibbsville Cheese Company, Inc.

Gile Cheese, LLC

Heartisan Foods

Henning Cheese, Inc.

JLM Manufacturing LLC

Keystone Farms Cheese

Laack Brothers Cheese Company

Lynn Dairy, Inc.

Masters Gallery Foods, Inc.

McCluskey Brothers

PANOS Brands

Ron's Wisconsin Cheese

Sargento Foods, Inc.

Schreiber Foods, Inc.

StoneRidge Meat & Country Market

Weyauwega Cheese

Weyauwega Star Dairy, Inc.

Widmer's Cheese Cellars, Inc.

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Performance Notes

Firm, well-chilled blocks are easiest for slicing. Wipe your knife with a damp cloth between each slice if your Wisconsin muenster has that common bright orange, natural annatto coating because it tends to smear. Also, we recommend oiling your slicer before use. If you''''re storing muenster, place a piece of waxed paper between each slice to keep them from sticking together.

Pairing Notes

Beers and wines are our go-to for Wisconsin muenster. Stouts, pilsners, pale ales, porters, brown ales, lagers and Belgian ales are all really tasty with it. If you’d rather sip on wine, we suggest chardonnay, pinot noir, merlot, red zinfandel, riesling, sauvignon blanc, beaujolais, pinot gris or gruner veltliner.

Serve

We love the meltability of muenster so we recommend dressing up your grilled cheese sandwiches, cheeseburgers and rainy day sleep-late weekend scrambles with it. Also, pizza doesn't always mean mozzarella. For a Wisconsin spin on classic pie, you can’t possibly go wrong with some grated muenster with thinly sliced bratwurst.

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