Toggenburger Chueli

Description

Full cream Raw milk cheese made in the Toggenburg

Pronunciation: TAH-gen-boor-ger coo-ELL-ee

Toggenburger Chueli is a wonderfully approachable full cream, raw cow’s milk cheese that appeals to a broad range of palates. It’s easily recognised by the charming cow imprints circling the golden-brown rind. The flavour is rounded and nutty, with a savoury finish that gives it a distinctive character. Its texture is semi-hard with a pleasing creaminess.

The name means “the little cow from Toggenburg”, referring to the picturesque rural region in northeastern Switzerland, renowned for its rolling green hills and agricultural tradition.

Crafted with carefully selected milk under the strict supervision of the cheesemaker, Toggenburger Chueli matures in cellar conditions maintained precisely at 14°C. It reaches its young stage at around 5 months and fully matures by 6 months. With its small, pea-sized holes and unique flavour, this cheese is perfect both as a semi-hard table cheese or enjoyed as a dessert cheese.

Pear it with a crisp dry cider.

How we wrap your cheese

Freshness of your cheese is important to us. That’s why – unless noted differently in the description – we package all of our cheese in vacuum bags to help minimize travel impacts. However, we understand that some of you prefer cheese being wrapped in cheese wrap. This option is available to you for a small fee (it takes more time to package the cheese this way, that’s why we charge you a little bit more). Unless specifically noted in the description, all cheese will generally have a best before date of at least 14 days, vacuum packed cheese generally about 2 months. Please note that with cheese this is often only a guidance date and does not necessarily mean the cheese will be of lesser quality beyond that date. In fact many soft(er) cheeses are best kept close to or until after that date for maximum ripeness.

How the cheese gets to you

All Alpine Express cheese are shipped in environmentally friendlier, insulated cardboard boxes. The cheese is bolstered with recycled packing paper & kept cold with food grade ice gel pack(s). It is shipped the fastest possible service, usually Australia Post Express. See Australia Post’s Express Delivery Estimator (origin is ‘Brisbane Metro’). From time to time we may choose a different shipping provider depending on speed of service, costs and other factors.

Unless noted otherwise, all cheese boxes are sent on Mondays with an order cut-off time at 8pm (Sydney time) that day before. You will receive a tracking number to follow your parcel’s progress.

Do you have any other questions? Check our FAQs for additional information or write to us via our contact form.