THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING OUR KEFIR CHEESE!

Our Kefir cheese is the only cheese sold in the United States cultured with living Kefir grains, and may be the only Kefir cheese in the world made with creamy fresh raw milk from Irish Dexter house cows!

Kefir grains are packed full of probiotics that are good for digestive health, and promote long life. Throughout history they have been used to culture milk by peoples that enjoyed longevity.

Kefir grains have been protected and propagated for centuries, and today we can enjoy what those who came before us knew was beneficial for well being. 

Because our Kefir cheese is full of numerous beneficial organisms, far more than any cheese made with a commercial cheese starter, taste and texture will vary, depending on the time of year it is made, and what the cows are munching on. Our cheese is artisanal, meaning that it is made in a traditional way, by hand, by one cheesemaker, Rose Marie Belforti. A fresh kefir mother culture is brewed for each batch of cheese. Depending on the temperature and pH of the mother culture, different micro-organisms will be dominant, resulting in different flavors and textures. We also add a roquefort bacteria for our blue cheeses. We have many variations of blue, from a traditional blue to a touch of blue to a masked blue that we call 'white blue'.

Kefir cheese does not, by nature, want to conform. It is a living cheese, and desires to express itself freely. We celebrate the diversity within our cheese, and hope that you will too. It is the way ancient cheese was before standardization of commercial cheese cultures.

Kefir cheese prefers to rest at room temperature for at least an hour before tasting. Being a living cheese, it loves to be warm! You can also put your cheese under a cheese bell and let it sit on the table for a day or more. The flavor increases as it warms! Unlike pasteurized cheeses, our raw milk Kefir cheese will not spoil. It will only get better with age!! The rind is meant to be eaten too!

This is a hardy cheese, and can take some abuse, so if you leave it in your lunch box overnight, it should still be fine in the morning! One can only imagine the myriad conditions kefir products would have endured throughout history as peoples packed them on their yaks and camels
and traveled the earth.

Kefir cheese will enhance any dish you prepare. Eat it alone, with your favorite wine, fruit, nuts, melted or grated on grains, meats, salads, whatever you imagine! Pack it in a pouch with an apple to enhance your journey!

Tim & Rose, Finger Lakes Dexter Creamery, LLC
www.kefircheese.com