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All About Smoked Sheep Cheddar
Do you find that you crave cheese, but want to be sure you receive all the nutrients possible? Here’s the deal: at Swiss Villa, you can do just that! Our smoked sheep cheddar cheese comes from grass-fed, raw sheep milk, ensuring that every bite of our cheese is full of flavor and nutritional value. Because it is smoked with applewood, the flavor is rich and deep. Let’s dig into each health benefit of smoked sheep cheddar cheese!
How To Make Smoked Sheep Cheese
Curious about this whole process? We’ve created the step-by-step procedure, giving you the inside scoop.
- Gathering the Raw Sheep Milk: First, high-quality raw milk has to be milked from grass fed sheep. The enzymes found in raw sheep milk add to the nutritional power of this cheese.
- Processing the Milk: After the sheep are milked, the milk is heated to a specific temperature that won’t pasteurize the milk, but preserves the natural health benefits. Starter cultures are added to begin fermenting the milk, then vegetable rennet, which helps the milk create curds. The milk will begin to thicken and the curds separate from the whey.
- Preparing the Curds: Next, the curds are cut into smaller pieces and gently cooked to get rid of any excess whey plus ensure the curds are firmly set. Then they are pressed and molded to the desired shape.
- Smoking Process: The cheese is placed on metal racks in a long wooden box. Then, chips are put on a stove, and a fire is lit. The exhaust pipe goes into the box with the cheese, creating a real, authentic applewood smoke.
- Salting and Aging the Cheddar: Then, the raw smoked sheep cheddar is salted for flavor and placed in a cool location for an aging process of 60 days.
- Packaging and Selling: Finally, the raw smoked sheep cheddar cheese is packaged and shipped directly to you!
Health Benefits of Smoked Sheep Cheddar
Prevents colon cancer, IBS, and type 2 diabetes. The butyrate-producing bacteria in sheep cheese can help prevent the start of these illnesses.
Vitamins and minerals
Compared to other milk, sheep milk has a higher concentration of vitamins and minerals.
Heart healthy
With an abundance of omega-3 fatty acids and almost double the fat content, our smoked sheep cheddar gives you a heart-healthy snack.
Aid digestion
The raw enzymes in smoked sheep cheddar provide digestion support and improve gut microbiome.
High MCT and CLA
Sheep cheese has much higher amounts of MCT and CLA compared to goat or milk cheese, creating a wonderful snack for athletes.
Prevents colon cancer, IBS, and type 2 diabetes
The butyrate-producing bacteria in sheep cheese can help prevent the start of these illnesses.
Health Benefits of Raw Sheep Milk
How To Use Raw Smoked Sheep Cheddar Cheese
Contemplating how to use our delicious and nutritious smoked sheep cheddar? We’ve been there. Do you ever get invited to charcuterie dinners? If so, a few slices of our cheese is the perfect addition to that meal. A grilled cheese sandwich with pesto and sourdough bread pairs wonderfully with this kind of cheese. When you make pasta – lasagna, chicken parmesan, ect – try sprinkling shredded smoked sheep cheddar cheese over the top. Or, if you host a movie night, this cheese with crackers and some kind of meat makes a savory delight.
