Soft Cheeses
Brie and Camembert are bloomy rind cheeses characterized by their edible,
downy white rinds. Comox Brie's buttery soft interior is a gentle, creamy
flavour.
Comox Brie & Camembert are excellent served on their own. For optimal
flavour, serve at room temperature. Delicious topped with chutney or tart jam.
Great baked in oven 325°F for 10 minutes. Lovely with baguettes, crackers
or toast. Perfect on cheese plates. Good with white or red wines.
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Comox Brie
A gentle flavour with a creamy buttery taste that
exemplifies the traditional flavour of a superb, bloomy rind cheese.
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Comox Camembert
World Championship Award Winner! This creamy, rich
Camembert has a delicate note of mushroom and a tender bloomy rind.
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Triple Cream Camembert
Seasonal Only
A decadent, smooth, richer version of our Canadian
and World Championship award-winner. A creamy finish complements the
delicate note of mushroom.
How to select the Perfect
Camembert.
Exceptional
Cheeses Enhance Everyday Wines. It doesn't take too much curiosity
about wine and cheese before you “discover” expert food or wine
writer’s “perfect pairings.” Nothing makes wine taste better
than cheese.
Fresh Cheese
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Fresh Curds
Perennial Favourite
Protein-rich, squeaky fresh plump nuggets of
flavour. A favourite go-anywhere-anytime food. Great for soups, salads,
omelettes and poutine. Enjoy them fresh by the handful!
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Mozzarella di Bufala
Authentic
mozzarella is made of water buffalo milk and is a porcelain white, moist
ball of fresh cheese. The fresher the better, hand made only from rare,
rich water buffalo milk. Tender and moist delivering a simple yet profound
taste that unfolds in layers of flavour and texture.
Firm Cheeses
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Amsterdammer
A favourite cheese with a sweet buttery taste with
a mellow, soft infusion of herbs of the field. Nutty overtones with a
tangy finish. All-around versatile cheese. Great for cooking, baking and
sandwiches. Fabulous on cheese plates. Best with fruity white wines or
well-balanced red wines.
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Boerenkaas
Boerenkaas is the Dutch word for
“farmer’s cheese.” A rich tasting semi-hard cheese known
for its slightly zippy taste and lovely seasonal flavours. Limited
availability. Uniquely superb in soups, salads, omelettes, pizza and a
star on cheese plates. Great with red or white wine.
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La Scala
A superb blend of Irish Derby and Italian asiago,
giving a bold, fruity, rich-tasting cheese with a sharp bite and buttery
aroma. Medium aged for outstanding taste. Versatile and delicious in
cooked foods, as a snack and on cheese plates. Great with red wine or
beer.
Verdelait Artisan Cheeses
Verdelait is the delicious, award-winning blend of cheddar, Dutch gouda and
Swiss raclette, developed by Natural Pastures in Courtenay. Verdelait is the
base for the five superbly flavoured cheeses. Versatile and wonderful for
cooking, grating, fondues, sandwiches; melts beautifully. Good with red or
white wine.
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Cracked Pepper Verdelait
Semi-firm and creamy spiked with a slightly warm,
premium, cracked black pepper. Excellent in sandwiches, cheese plates,
baked in quiche, omelettes; delicious melted.
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Cumin Seed Verdelait
Semi-firm with the mild flavour of sweet butter and
a delicate, smokey, exotic, lemony finish. Fabulous on fruit plates, great
with spicy food, an elegant addition to cheese plates.
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Garlic & Chive Verdelait
Semi-firm with a bold, flavourful blend of garlic
and chives. Excellent complement to any robust cuisine, pastas, soups,
salads, sandwiches, pizza.
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Pacific Pepper
A vibrant, sassy cheese with an inferno finish.
Amazing flavour of local Paper Lantern habañero peppers with premium black
pepper. Brilliant on nachos, pizza and pastas, in sandwiches and on cheese
plates. Great with a gutsy red wine or full-bodied beer.
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Wasabi Verdelait
Semi-firm with ginger, garlic and local organic
wasabi combined for a sparkling, mild fusion. Wonderful with seafood,
salads, omelettes and on cheese plates.
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Winterlude Spice
Available Winter season only
Semi-firm Verdelait, creamy with spicy, sweet
flavours of cloves and cumin. A favourite during festive wintertime.
Congratulations!
I have to go along with the “fan letter” on your website that hints at
the possibility of swooning when given the opportunity to taste your
Boerenkaas but this year’s Verdelait flavoured cheeses were
spectacular. Thank you for joining us again in the competition and you
have moved the notch quite high for next year’s competition.
Best wishes for a great year and look forward to a great 2006
competition
Sally Andrews
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Dairy Product Superintendent
We are proud members of the Conservation Partners Program (CPP).
The CPP, a province-wide initiative of The Land Conservancy (TLC), brings a collaborative approach to uniting ecological conservation with sustainable agriculture values and practices. The program supports and promotes the partners – exemplary farmers, ranchers and vineyard owners who use their land not only to produce food, but also to protect natural habitat and biodiversity. The partners are distinguished by the butterfly logo, a tool to spark public interest in this community and its contribution to the long-term viability of food production and ecosystem health in B.C.
We use only fresh milk produced on our selected Farms, which practice
sustainable farming and animal stewardship. These Heritage Dairy Farms are
committed to environmental sustainability, and the natural wildlife habitat
has been enhanced. Our enhanced stream habitats raise thousands of wild Coho
Salmon each year.
Mild seaside climatic conditions and “terroir” of the Farms’ location contribute to rare, ambrosial taste experiences for those savouring Natural Pastures cheeses.
Environmental and Business Awards Earned by Natural Pastures Cheese Company:
- Comox Valley Tourism’s annual Land of Plenty Award, April 2006
- Canada Habitat Award 2003
- Comox Valley Economic Development Society, Certificate of Recognition and Achievement 2003
- Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards 2002
- Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce New Business of the Year 2002
- Certificate of Appreciation For Exceptional Efforts
to Enhance Fish Habitat in Little River Award,
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Food 2000
- Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce Environmental Initiative Award 1998
- B.C. Canada Soil Conservation Program, Conservation Award 1992
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