Product Reviews and Ratings - Cheese - Tumbleweed from igourmet

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Tumbleweed is a cross between the classic French cheese, Cantal by Le Salers, and aged Cheddar. This semi-hard cheese shows its true form after eight to nine months in the caves of 5 Spoke Creamery. While other cheeses promise the trademark Cantal flavor - Tumbleweed actually delivers. It's delicately fruity, with that unique curdy texture. The finish pulls in cheddar-like creaminess and brothy, brown butter aromas.

Great cheese starts with great milk. At 5 Spoke Creamery (based in Port Chester, N.Y) all of their cheeses are hand made in the farmstead tradition (produced on site with a closed herd) from the raw milk of grass-fed cows. Their milk comes from Holstein cows that are free of pesticides and hormones. Raw milk from a grass-fed cow has a depth of flavor-or terroir-that cannot be duplicated.

5 Spoke Creamery's raw milk cheeses offer numerous health benefits. Our raw milk cheeses, all aged a minimum of 60 days, promote easier digestion and better calcium absorption; contribute to a stronger immune system; aid in combating allergies; are high in conjugated linoleic acid - the most potent cancer fighter and contain a perfect balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

Made from unpasteurized cow's milk.
Photo depicts whole 10 lb. form of cheese.
We cut and wrap this item by the 1/2 pound.
Please contact us if you would like to purchase the whole form.

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Review Snapshot®

Avg. Customer Rating:

4.7 stars

(based on 3 reviews)

100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Good quality raw milk cheese

By Heliotrope from PA on 3/15/2009

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Pros:

Creamy, Firm, Flavorful, Smooth

Cons:

Bitter

Best Uses:

Snacking

Describe Yourself:

Health Conscious, Simple Tastes

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Tumbleweed:

This cheese is very filling and makes a great snack with baked cashews. It's just a little too bitter for my taste but still very good. Best at room temp.

Really tasty

By susan

from san diego on 12/10/2008

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Pros:

Buttery, Firm, Flavorful, Smooth

Describe Yourself:

Foodie, Frequent Diner, Simple Tastes

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Tumbleweed:

I found an epicurious recipe for baked eggs that calls for Cantal cheese - Tumbleweed was all I could find. This is a great cheese that I will definitely buy again. DH is picky about cheese, and started grabbing handfuls of the shredded cheese intended for the eggs to snack on. It's not very strong, but has a definite flavor to it. It's softer than a cheddar cheese, but not crumbly or too creamy - that is, it shredded nicely, and I think it would be excellent on crackers also.

WOW

By Nicky

from Ingleside, Texas on 9/7/2008

Pros:

Durable, Good Value, High Quality

Best Uses:

Just by itself

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Tumbleweed:

Even though the names sounds a little funny; I was so impressed with this cheese. It was just creamy enough and as described a little like the best cheddar you have ever eaten. YUMMY

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