Toco Weichkäse mit grünem Pfeffer ca. 180g

ÖMA Toco, the spicy, aromatic Allgäu soft cheese with a subtle red culture and green, whole peppercorns. Made from fresh organic hay milk, it is matured and cared for for at least 2 weeks, gaining in flavor as it matures. It takes its name from the pepper-eater from the toucan family, also known as toco, from the tropical jungles of Central and South America, which are known for their huge and magnificently colored beaks. For interested customers and cheese lovers, there is background information and stories about the cheese, the farmers and the dairy. The ÖMA Zurwies dairy is located in a small hamlet near the small town of Wangen in the Allgäu. Founded in 1899 as a soft cheese dairy with typical Allgäu varieties, it was converted into an Emmental cheese dairy in 1906. After the artisanal operation had to make way for industrial production, the old virtues were recalled 20 years ago and a small, artisanal soft cheese factory was rebuilt at the Zurwies site. Since then, the specialties of master cheesemaker Anton Holzinger have become an integral part of the health food trade. With daughter Lissy, another master cheesemaker has joined the dairy as a guarantor for the continuation of the traditional Allgäu art of cheese making. The production of such a high-quality product depends not only on a skilled hand and a great deal of experience, but above all on the raw materials used. Only the best hay milk from the region is used for Zurwieser products. Every day, the fresh Bioland milk is collected by milk truck from the 20 supplier farmers, whose farms are located within a maximum radius of 20 km around the dairy, and processed directly. This is regionality in the truest sense of the word.