Juustoleipä, an Excuse to Dip Cheese in Coffee
Do you like food you can't pronounce? Are you tired of biscotti? Behold juustoleipä, or leipäjuusto, a slab of Finnish "bread cheese" commonly cut into strips or cubes. Phyllis of Me Hungry! bought the Carr Valley Cheese brand at her local Wegmans and had some fun experimenting with it. When dipped in coffee, the bread cheese was "surprisingly good...took on a sweet profile...and it hardly melted at all." To clarify: this cheese does not actually contain bread. The curds, usually from cow's or reindeer's milk, are grilled or baked, which yields a brown, bread-like color.
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16 Comments:
I'll have to try this! Their Creama Kasa cheese is to die for.
dhorst at 8:35AM on 08/21/09
I like frying this cheese in thin slices in a non-stick pan. It comes out a lot like Halloumi but is less salty and can be cut into thinner slices. If you live near a Wegman's they should carry it.
phaelon56 at 9:15AM on 08/21/09
I sampled this at Whole Foods a few weeks ago--she served it with a cherry preserves--it was yummy and heavy. Just a little bit kept me fairly full. It reminds me a bit of paneer.
inothernews at 9:16AM on 08/21/09
Is this similar to the "frying cheese" Trader Joe's just sent out an email ad about?
ChloeA at 9:27AM on 08/21/09
@ChloeA: I was just about to ask the same thing! It looks identical, even down to the label.
Cupcake819 at 9:42AM on 08/21/09
This cheese is the bomb. I will cut it into squares, and fry it up, throw in some walnuts to toast, and then drizzle the whole mess with honey. Delicious!
gbania at 10:21AM on 08/21/09
Squeaky cheese! You should tried like this: http://g0.fi/iDJ
jammarita at 11:20AM on 08/21/09
I had a sample at Wegman's, and they topped it with pesto and a tomato salsa. Good stuff!
Channa at 11:41AM on 08/21/09
Yeah it is the same kind Trader Joe's just sent out the ad about. I remembered reading "bread cheese" and I think it was about 4 bucks cheaper per pound!
ulyric at 12:51PM on 08/21/09
This is what we actually eat in Finland. It is good in coffee but even better if you fry it in butter and eat with some jam (cloudberry is traditional but a bit hard to come by). Some add cream and let it simmer before serving it with some fresh berries.
tuulaj at 1:51PM on 08/21/09
Oooooh, squeaky cheese! No one ever believes me that it actually does squeak when you eat it. I didn't think they had it around here. I'll have to hit up Wegmans the next time I'm all the way upstate. Maybe I should make a trip just for that... My people rock. Go Finns!
meem21 at 2:58PM on 08/21/09
It looks good but WHY dip it in coffee?
stphjay at 6:36PM on 08/21/09
Brunkow Dairy (Darlington, Wisconsin) also makes an amazing bread cheese.
Amish Berkeleyite at 9:40PM on 08/21/09
Let's face it, Wisconsin just basically rules when it comes to cheese.
California? Happy Cows?! I think not. Jerks.
downhillguru at 10:59PM on 08/21/09
I like a lot of interesting flavor combinations but I'm pretty sure coffee and cheese isn't one of them.
Chew on That at 4:44PM on 08/24/09
barely relevant, but i just moved to florida from upstate new york and oh my GOD, i miss my wegman's.
*tear*
punkrockmartha at 3:28PM on 08/26/09