Tag: Spain

  • Why You’ve Gotta Try Garrotxa

    Why You’ve Gotta Try Garrotxa

    It’s the cheese that nobody knows how to pronounce in our goat cheese section. How do you even ask a question in English about a cheese that ends with “txa”? First of all, I recommend holding a wedge up to the cheesemonger so that he or she can see the name on the label and…

  • Why Do Cheese Shops Always Sell Fig Bread and Date Cake?

    Why Do Cheese Shops Always Sell Fig Bread and Date Cake?

    “This is cheese?” That’s the question—always practically shouted, always with incredulity—we get 99-percent of the time when a customer notices our fig bread and date cake for the first time. Last week, an older gentleman even picked up a wedge, looked me square in the eye, and said, “so this is what’s become of fruitcake?”…