Feta cheese is perfect on salads, but the semi-soft Greek cheese can also be enjoyed a number of other ways.
Greek feta is normally made from sheep or goat’s milk or a combination of the two and tends to have a salty flavour with a semi-hard texture. It [...]
Hard, salty and sharp are three words that best describe Romano cheese. Oh, and don’t forget delicious!
Named for the city of Rome, Romano cheese is one of the oldest Italian cheeses made by a special method that involves the cheese maker draining the curd quickly after [...]
Delicious, creamy and semi-soft, havarti cheese is a staple at our deli and if you haven’t tried it before, we encourage you to give it a try.
Havarti is a simple, washed-rind cheese that is distinguished by its irregular holes throughout. Named after the Danish farm [...]
Rich in calcium, protein, B vitamins and essential minerals, yogurt really is good for us.
Yogurt has been part of Middle Eastern culture for thousands of years and the process to create it is similar to what is still used today. Beginning with a starter culture of [...]
When you need to grab a quick lunch on the go, nothing satisfies quite like a sandwich.
From freshly cut meat to fine cheese and delicious sauces such as flavoured mayo and spicy mustard, what really makes the sandwich is the bread you use. Of course everyone’s tastes [...]
As one of the oldest cultivated trees known to man, the olive tree has long been a symbol of abundance, glory and peace.
First cultivated in the Eastern Mediterranean, olives were brought westward – a process propagated by the Greeks and Romans – and have even been [...]
Nicknamed “The Queen of Cheese,” brie is quite possibly the best known French cheese. Its smooth, creamy texture is delicious warm or cold and is often enjoyed as a dessert cheese because it pairs so nicely with fruits.
But brie also makes a great appetizer, [...]
Back in the days when refrigeration wasn’t available or uncommonly found in households, curing meat was a method used to extend the storage life of meat.
Using salt to keep meat from spoiling, it is one form of food preservation that’s still commonly used today, along with drying and [...]
Swiss is one of the most popular cheeses available at the deli. Simply served on a sandwich, baked in chicken cordon bleu or melted in fondue, Swiss is delicious.
But why is it full of holes?
Because of gassy bacteria.
Bacteria is used to make cheese with [...]



