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
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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 Judge a Cheese? It's All In Your Rind
You can tell a lot about a cheese by its exterior, whether it’s fuzzy,
craggy, smooth or smelly. Even before you taste a cheese, the rind gives
hints to the style of cheese, allows you to evaluate its condition and even
take a guess at its flavour profile.
Read more…
(or view as PDF.)
Curious about wine with cheese?
Nothing makes wine taste better than cheese.
Natural Pastures Cheese Pairings for Beaufort Wines
Tea and cheese pairings? Pass the kettle
If I knew then what I know now, I could have avoided nine melancholy months of sipping sparkling water while hovering over the cheeseboard. Exploring the world of loose leaf has opened my eyes to the diversity of bouquets, flavours and styles of tea. A recent article about pairing tea and cheese in Culture magazine, written by Boston-based tea sommelier Cynthia Gold, sealed the deal. Read more...
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.
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Bocconcini di Bufala
Experience authentic Natural Pastures Bocconcini
di Bufala Fairburn, tender and moist, delivering a simple yet profound
taste that unfolds in layers of flavour and texture. Savour the first
Bocconcini di Bufala made in Canada.
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Bocconcini
In Italy, mozzarella made of fresh cows milk is called Fior di Latte.
Enjoy our moist, tender Fior di Latte made purely of fresh Island cows
milk from Natural Pastures select Heritage Farms. Store in its brine,
and for best flavours and texture, serve at room temperature or warm.
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Cherry Bocconcini
Cherry-sized Bocconcini made purely of fresh Island cows milk from
Natural Pastures select Heritage Farms. Store in its brine, and for
best flavours and texture, serve at room temperature or warm.
Semi-Soft Cheese
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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.
Semi-Firm Cheeses
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Courtenay Cheddar
A mild Cheddar reflecting rare terroir of the Comox Valley. Versatile
and delicious in cooked foods, as a snack and on cheese plates. Great
with red wine or beer.
Firm Cheese
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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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Boerenkaas
Wonderful rich tasting National Champion Boerenkaas is carefully
smoked using a blend of local hardwoods in Natural Pastures CFIA
approved smoking facility at its Courtenay B.C. production facility. You'll
enjoy west coast flavour on multiple levels when you taste 100%
naturally Smoked Boerenkaas, National Grand Prix Champion.
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.
Aged Firm Cheeses
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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