Mousetrap Andean Creamery Duque Naranja Cheese 16 oz

PASTEURIZED – ANIMAL RENNET – ANIMAL RENNET – AGE: 3 MONTHS – COW MILK – BY MOUSETRAP ANDEAN CREAMERY – COLOMBIA

We’ve had gouda made outside the Netherlands, but this is the first we’ve tried from Colombia’s Andean Highlands (now exclusively available through Murray’s in the U.S.). El Duque Naranja is mild, nutty, and savory, with just a touch of gouda’s caramel sweetness. Its name, the Orange Duke, refers to the Dutch royal family, but it also speaks to that smooth, pliable orange interior. The deep color makes it stand out on a board, served alongside Castelvetrano olives and Prosciutto di San Daniele.

• • Like all Mousetrap cheeses, El Duque Naranja is made with the high-quality milk of a single herd of cows in the Andean Highlands.
  • It’s a Colombian-made cheese that nods to Dutch heritage, as it’s a gouda (a traditional Dutch cheese) and is colored and named to align with the signature color of the Dutch royal family.
  • The orange color comes from annatto, an orange-tinted food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree.
  • While this gouda does have a savory edge, most goudas tend to be on the sweet side for cheese, thanks to the step of washing the curds during the cheesemaking process.
  • By flushing the curds with fresh water, the cheesemaker clears away residual lactic acid from the fermentation process, reducing the acidity and letting the milky sweetness shine.
  • Unlike traditional gouda, which has a waxed rind, this cheese has a natural rind, meaning that the rind is formed in temperature- and humidity-controlled rooms where the air naturally dries the outside of the cheese.

About the maker

• • • Mousetrap Andean Creamery (or Queseria la Ratonera in Spanish) has been making unique artisanal cheeses in Colombia since 2014.
    • They craft cheeses rooted in cheesemaking tradition from across the world in the verdant Northern Andean Highlands located 2,600 meters above sea level.
    • They get their high-quality milk from nearby small farms, capturing the mountain terroir in their cheeses.
    • Murray’s is proud to be the exclusive retailer of Mousetrap cheeses in the United States, bringing one-of-a-kind South American cheeses to North American cheese lovers.
    • Ingredients:Milk, Salt, Rennet, Cultures, Anatto

Brand

Murray's Cheese

Murray's Cheese was born in Greenwich Village in 1962, and the heart of our business still resides in New York City with many ways to experience Murray’s locally. At the counter, our cheese experts and mongers serve thousands of neighborhood regulars, commuters, and tourists every year at our two locations—the Bleecker Street flagship retail experience, which also includes our mac & cheese counter, and our shop in Grand Central Market.

Vendor Information

• Store Name: Murray's Cheese
• Vendor: Murray's Cheese
• Address: 254 Bleecker St
  New York, NY 10014
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