Archive for the ‘Specialty Products’ Category

Happy New Year from Ideal Cheese

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

We hope you and your family and friends, enjoyed a fantastic Christmas. We hope you gave as well as you received and enjoyed a great Christmas feast, that’s left you frantically hunting down workout DVD’s, for the new year.

If you’re trying to cut back for the begining of the new year, why not take a look at Ideal Cheese’s superb collection of fine meats?

Parma Procuitto is a great tasting meat, that can be used for many stylish dishes

Parma Procuitto is a great tasting meat, that can be used for many stylish dishes

Ham

Jambon De Paris is a traditional, slow cooked ham, with high flavour and low salt.

Bresaola is an air dried beef fillet, that's aged around 2 months. Thinly slices and absoloutly mouth watering!

Bresaola is an air dried beef fillet, that's aged around 2 months. Thinly sliced and absolutely mouth watering!

We hope you enjoy these fine meats as much as we have. Again, we wish you all a Happy New Year!

Amedei Chuao Chocolate – A Luxury Chocolate Treat

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Chocolate is every one’s favourite treat, but to truly enjoy the offerings of this popular treat, you must experience the worlds best. Amedei Chuao is a very special chocolate, offering a delicious 70% coco indulgence, mixed with plumbs and red fruit. The rich coco and sweet fruit combination, give this chocolate a wonderful bitter sweet taste, that simply must be experienced by all dark chocolate lovers.

Amedei Chuao is a delicous combination of 70% coco and fruit

Amedei Chuao is a delicious combination of 70% coco and fruit

Produced in Venezuela – Peninsula, Amedei Chuao is made from it’s homelands prized coco. Such coco may not be a rarity in Peninsula, but over here, this chocolate is a delicious and luxurious treat.

Mother’s Day May 10th – The Perfect Gift

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, so it’s almost time to spoil that loving person who brought you into this world and treat her with great gifts she’ll remember.

Ideal Cheese have taken a much loved favorite form of gift and are offering a superb 20% discount. This form of gift is Ideal Cheeses, well known Cheese Gift Baskets and you can now purchase all gift baskets from Ideal Cheese, with a generous 20% discount!

Mother's Day Gift Basket Discount

Mother's Day Gift Basket Discount

There are 6 delicous gift baskets to choose from, each with their own unique theme and variation of mouth watering products. Choose from:

Arount the World Gift Basket – Includes 7 different cheeses from 7 different countries around the world

French Gift Basket – Includes 7 French cheeses and a box of crackers

Gourmet Ideal Gift Basket – Includes cheeses, meats, sweets, crackers, jams, olive oil and vinegar

Holland Gift Basket – Includes 5 cheeses from Holland and a bag of imported crackers

Italian Gift Basket – Includes 7 Italian cheeses and a box of crackers

Spanish Gift Basket – Includes 6 Spanish cheeses, Fig Cake and a box of Tortas

Gift baskets are the perfect gift for someone special, making them an ideal choice for Mother’s Day.

Condiments for Cheese – Fruit Bars

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Our next look at condiments for cheese, takes us back to Spain with delicious fruit bar snacks. These soft and chewy treats can not only be enjoyed as a simple snack, but can also be used as a great cheese condiment, fitting perfectly on a cheese board.

Perfect for the cheese board, or as a tasty snack

Perfect for the cheese board, or as a tasty snack

These Spanish bars are unique, due to their very soft texture. Fruits often used for such bars, can be very dry due to the dried fruit process) causing the bars flavour to be very bland. These Spanish fruit bars maintain their great fruity flavour, while offering a delicious soft and chewy texture. Perfect for an addictive snack or to accompany your favorite cheeses.

Condiments for Cheese – Caramelized Walnuts

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Our first article in our Specialty Products section, looks at perfect condiments for cheese. Although a good cheese may be a luxury by itself, a well selected snack can really compliment a fine cheese.

Caramelized Walnuts are a Spanish treat. They are a very tasty snack on their own, but can be used with many cheeses, to create mouth watering cheese dishes. Goats cheese, is just one example of a cheese which these walnuts can work with, giving a superb flavor and texture to a cheese dish.

Walnuts with a delicious flavour and addictive crunch

Walnuts with a delicious flavour and addictive crunch

Caramelized Walnuts have a delicious crunch to them, almost melting in your mouth, from the moment you taste them. As you can tell, these walnuts are candied in a way that makes them special, with a taste and texture far above your average walnut. Once you’ve experienced their addictive crunch, you’re left with a very pleasant and sweet caramel flavor.

We’ll bring you more great condiments for cheeses, very soon.