Chällerhocker
Chällerhocker
| MILK: | thermized COW’S MILK |
| CATEGORY: | Semi-Hard |
| FAT CONTENT: | F.i.Tr. 53% |
| RENNET: | traditional calf stomach |
| AGE: | 9 months |
| PRODUCER: | Käserei Tufertschwil |
| REGION: | Saint-Gallen |
| COUNTRY: | Switzerland |
| NOTE: | Chällerhocker has a slightly tacky rind and smells of peanuts. The paste is firm and smooth, dense enough to be deemed fudgy, with an aroma of brown butter and cashews, and lingering flavors of malt. |
Walter Rass, the cheese maker from for Kaserei Tufertschwil in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, uses his years of experience crafting Appenzellar to create an original variation of the time honored favorite: Chällerhocker. By altering the cook temperature, making his own rennet, and using unskimmed milk, Rass presses the curds into molds and allows them to rest a day before initiating the washing process.
Chällerhocker translates roughly to ‘sitting in the cellar,’ which is exactly where Ross keeps the cheese to age. For at least 10 months the cheese matures on wooden planks, each wheel carefully turned and brushed with Rass’ perfected brine.
Due to Its repeated washings, Challerhocker has a slightly tacky rind and smells of peanuts. The paste is firm and smooth, dense enough to be deemed fudgy, with an aroma of brown butter and cashews, and lingering flavors of malt and caramel.
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| cow's MILK: 98.1%; salt: 1.80%; starter cultures: 0.09%; rennet: 0.01% | |
| Nutrition facts | Expression per 100 g |
| Energy value | 1863 kJ/ 450 kcal |
| Fat | 34 g |
| of which saturates | 27.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Salt | 1.63 g |
**Reference intake of an average adult (8 400 kJ/2 000 kcal) | |
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