August Cheese Feature: Latteria

We wanted to give our newest Texas cheese the spotlight this month - Latteria from Lira Rossa. Latteria is a delicate, Italian style cheese from a husband and wife team in Moultin, Texas. Andrea Cudin based this cheese on a recipe from his home town, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. It's mild, yet aromatic and melts beautifully, especially into the region's best known cheese dish Frico.

 Andrea and his American wife moved to Texas 6 years ago in search of high quality milk to begin their cheese making journey state-side. He met Chad Chaloupka of Four E Dairy in Moulton. Chad's Czech grandfather started Four E in 1947 and the family has been focusing on producing raw milk of the best quality ever since. Chad and Andrea struck a handshake deal and Lira Rossa was born!

Latteria is made from Four E's raw milk and aged around 4 months in a cheesemaking facility built on the farm. Each wheel is made by hand and stamped, giving every wheel it's own unique look. We are proud to see these beauties in our shop. Latteria is a wonderful cooking cheese or perfect to snack on with Castelvetrano olives.