Špin Istrian truffle cheese 230 g

Region of origin: Istra

This cheese weds two important Istrian traditions – cheese production and truffle hunting. Made from milk and truffles from Istria with the same technology used in making Istrian cow milk cheese and flavoured with black truffles (1%) and truffle-scented olive oil, this cheese is aged carefully.
 
Best served as an appetiser, at room temperature, with firm-crusted bread like ciabatta, olive oil and honey. A happy addition to polenta, gnocchi, risotto and pasta with prosciutto. Pairs well with premium quality malvazija istarska wine. Truffle cheese is ideally cut in thicker slices to better enjoy its rich texture. As with all other cheeses, it should be allowed to sit a while and release its aroma.
 
The story of Špin cheese begins and ends at stancija Špin, a sheep farm on the north-west coast of Istria in Tar near Poreč, only two kilometres away from the sea. The region has a long history of livestock and sheep raising so that it is only natural for this stancija estate to have specialised in sheep farming in the course of the 20th century. Today’s modern dairy farm flanks the traditional Istrian house Špin, a perfect illustration of the approach to the production of Špin cheese with modern technology complementing the wisdom of our century old dairy farming tradition. Špin Istrian cheeses bear a unique signature of the Istrian soil, drawing out the very best from the Istrian climate. Istrian pasture lands where our darling cows and our darling sheep graze make the most of the vicinity of the Adriatic Sea that provides the sun, the salt and the inebriating grass fragrance, while the Mirna River and Mount Učka bring along frequent rains and mainland coolness.

Product code: 1360117