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Fancy something different from your familiar Gouda? With foreign cheese, you can bring the flavours of France, Italy and Switzerland right into your home. In this collection, you'll find creamy French brie, centuries-old Italian classics and a Swiss cheese that you don't cut but curl. Perfect for a festive snack platter, an evening with wine or to treat yourself. Everything is freshly cut and vacuum-packed, so your cheese arrives just as delicious as it should be.

French cheese: creamy, soft and full of character

France is the ultimate country for soft cheese, and you can taste it. Our Roombrie is mild, buttery soft and a real crowd favourite on any cheese platter. If you want something extra, choose the Brie Bieslook: the same creamy base with a fresh, spicy twist.

For those who prefer a stronger flavour, there is Saint Agur, a spreadable blue cheese that is creamy and salty at the same time. Delicious on toast with a little honey or a few walnuts. And the Comté Gruyère mountain cheese brings a nutty, slightly sweet flavour to the table that pairs well with grapes, apple and a glass of white wine.

Tip: take soft French cheese out of the refrigerator half an hour before serving. At room temperature, its creaminess and aroma can truly come to the fore.

Italian cheese: Parmigiano Reggiano and Pecorino Romano

Italy is known for hard, distinctive cheeses with a long tradition. Thanks to its long maturation, our Parmigiano Reggiano 30 months (organic) has a full, complex flavour and a crumbly texture full of crunchy cheese crystals. Those crystals are not salt, as is often thought, but are formed during maturation: a sign of a well-matured cheese. Break off pieces for a snack or grate it over pasta and risotto.

Pecor지고 Romano is made from sheep's milk and is one of Italy's oldest cheeses. It is firm, salty and spicy, and ideal for grating over a plate of cacio e pepe or carbonara. Cut into cubes with some olives, it is also a winner with a glass of red wine.

Swiss cheese: the Tête de Moine curl cheese

A real eye-catcher on the table is the Tête de Moine. This Swiss cheese has a history dating back to the monks of Bellelay, and the name literally means "monk's head". You don't cut it, but shave it with a girolle into thin, elegant curls. This allows more air to reach the cheese, so you can taste its spicy, full aroma even better. A whole cheese is ideal for parties, birthdays and the holidays.

Cream cheese and dips for snacking

In addition to classic cheeses, this collection also features spreadable and surprising flavours. The Machelle cream cheese is available in two special varieties: with ginger for a fresh, slightly spicy kick and with pineapple for a sweet, fruity flavour. Both are delicious on a cracker or as a dip with raw vegetables.

Do you like a bit of spice? Then the Spicy Cream Cheese Dip Peppersweet by Petrella is highly recommended with chips, toast or vegetable sticks. And with the Petit Tourtain roodflora cheese, you have a small, flavourful cheese with a rind that provides an aromatic, full flavour.

How to assemble a foreign cheese platter

A good cheese platter is all about variety. For example, combine:

• Something soft: Roombrie or Brie Bieslook
• Something firm: Comté Gruyère mountain cheese or Parmigiano Reggiano
• Something distinctive: Saint Agur or Pecorino Romano
• An eye-catcher: Tête de Moine curls
• Something spreadable: a Machelle cream cheese or the Petrella dip

For a snack, allow approximately 50 to 75 grams of cheese per person, and for a cheese platter as a main course, around 150 to 200 grams. Finish with nuts, grapes, fig jam and fresh bread.

Raw milk, thermised or pasteurised?

With foreign cheese, you will encounter different types of milk. Cheese made from raw milk is made from milk that has not been heated, which often results in a richer and more complex flavour. In thermised cheese, the milk is slightly heated, and in pasteurised cheese, the milk is briefly heated to a higher temperature. You can read more about the origin and characteristics of each cheese on its product page.