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CURE MENU DESCRIPTIONS
CHEESE
PIAVE STAGNIONATO VECCHIO:
ITALY
COW’S MILK/PASTEURIZED
HARD – AGED 180 DAYS
DENSE, FIRM, FLAKY TEXTURE
NUTTY, STRONG, AND SWEET FLAVOR
SIMILAR TO PARMESAN REGGIANO
MANCHEGO:
SPAIN
SHEEP’S MILK/RAW MILK
HARD – AGED 12 MONTHS
FIRM, COMPACT, BUTTERY TEXTURE
WELL DEVELOPED, YET, NOT TOO STRONG FLAVOR
CREAMY WITH CHARACTERISTIC FINISH OF SHEEP’S MILK
TOMA PIEMONTESE:
ITALY (PIEDMONT REGION)
COW’S MILK/PASTEURIZED
SEMI SOFT
CREAMY, FULL FLAVORED, A LITTLE SWEET AND BUTTERY
BLUE D’AUVERGNE:
FRANCE
COW’S MILK/RAW
SOFT
STRONG, PUNGENT TASTE —BUT TO LESSER EXTENT THAN MANY BLUE CHEESES
LESS SALTY, CREAMIER, MOISTER AND MORE BUTTERY
QUESO PATACABRA:
SPAIN
GOAT’S MILK/PASTEURIZED
SEMI SOFT – AGED – WASHED RIND
SMOOTH FLAVOR AND SOFT TEXTURE
MELLOW ACIDITY, NICE SALTINESS AND A BIT OF SWEETNESS ACCOMPANIED WITH A BIT OF FLORAL UNDERTONES (THINK MEADOW FLOWERS)
PECORINO MUGELLANO:
ITALY
SHEEP’S MILK/PASTEURIZED
SEMI SOFT – YOUNG PECORINO
SOFT, CREAMY TEXTURE WITH FULL RICH FLAVOR
PIERRE ROBERT TRIPLE CREAM:
FRANCE
COW’S MILK/PASTEURIZED
OVER 70% BUTTERFAT
CAVE AGED
SOFT
RICH, SMOOTH, AND BUTTERY WITH SLIGHT CRÈME FRAICHE TANG
WHIPPED MOUSSE-LIKE TEXTURE
FROMAGE BLANC:
CALIFORNIA, USA (CYPRESS GROVE)
GOAT’S MILK/PASTEURIZED
SOFT FRESH CHEESE
CHEVRE
LIGHTLY SALTED WITH A HARMONIOUS BLEND OF CREAM AND ACIDITY
RACLETTE:
FRANCE/ALPS
COW’S MILK/RAW
SEMI FIRM –SPECTACULAR MELTING CHEESE
MILD AND CREAMY WITH A SLIGHTLY NUTTY FLAVOR
DISTINCT AROMA YET MILD FLAVOR
OFTEN AN INGREDIENT IN CLASSIC FONDUE MIX
ALSO A CLASSIC DISH IN BOTH FRENCH AND SWISS ALPS WHERE WHEEL OF CHEESE IS MELTED IN FIRE AND “SCRAPED” OUT OF PAN WITH POTATOES, CORNICHONS AND CHARCUTERIE
CHARCUTERIE
PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA:
ITALY/PARMA
CURED ITALIAN HAM
MADE BY A SMALL PRODUCER USING TRADITIONAL METHODS
CERTIFIED “PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA”
CURED AT THE MINIMUM 16 MONTHS
SPECK ALTO ADIGE:
ITALY/SOUTH TYROL REGION
DRY CURED, SLIGHTLY SMOKED HAM
CURED WITH JUNIPER, BLACK PEPPER AND HERBS
SLIGHTLY SMOKED OVER BEECHWOOD
MORTADELLA:
ITALY
PORK FLECKED WITH PISTACHIOS
TYPICAL ITALIAN SALAME THAT ORIGINATED IN BOLOGNA
“THE ORIGINAL BOLOGNE”, ALTHOUGH, OSCAR MEYER DOESN’T DO IT JUSTICE
MILD FLAVOR WITH SLIGHTLY CREAMY TEXTURE
USED ON “THE SANDWICH”
COPPA:
SPICY CURED PORK SHOULDER
TEXTURE IS SIMILAR TO PROSCIUTTO
OURS COMES FROM A PRODUCER IN UPSTATE NY THAT USES TRADITONAL ITALIAN METHODS
NICE MARBLING OF FAT AND MILD SPICE
SALAME PICCANTE/CHORIZO:
MADE BY FRA MANI IN BERKLEY, CA
HARD SALAME
TRADITIONAL SPANISH STYLE DRY CHORIZO WITH PIMENTON (SMOKED PAPRIKA) AND VERY LIGHT SMOKE
SAUCISSON SEC:
FRANCE
TRADITIONAL FRENCH DRY SALAME MADE WITH GARLIC, WHITE WINE, AND BLACK PEPPER
MILD WITH NICE BALANCE
HARD SALAME
CERVEZA SEC:
MADE BY CHARLITO’S, NY
DRY BEER SALAME
DRY CURED WITH BOTTLE FERMENTED BROWN ALE
SUBTLE WITH A ROBUST WARMTH
BRESAOLA:
TRADITIONAL STYLE BRESAOLA FROM ITALY
DRY RUBBED & MARINATED BEEF EYE ROUND WHICH IS THEN AIR DRIED
SLICED THINLY LIKE PROSCIUTTO AND SERVED WITH HOUSEMADE MARINATED MUSHROOMS
FINOCCHIONA:
TRADITIONAL ITALIAN SALAME (TUSCAN STYLE)
FENNEL AND GARLIC ARE THE MOST PREDOMINATE FLAVORS
VERY APPROACHABLE AND MILD IN FLAVOR
USED ON “THE OTHER SANDWICH”
NDUJA:
SPICY CALABRIAN STYLE SPREADABLE SALAME
OURS IS MADE WITH THE TRIMMINGS OF PROSCIUTTO AND SPECK AND CALABRIAN PEPPERS (WHICH ARE A BIT SPICY)
SMOKED DUCK BREAST:
BRINED AND THEN SLIGHTLY SMOKED DUCK BREAST – NOT AN OVERWHELMING SMOKE FLAVOR
SERVED THINLY SLICED
SALCHICON IBERICO:
CLASSIC SPANISH IBERICO HARD SALAME
MADE FROM CERTIFIED PUREBRED IBERICO PIGS
A “SUMMER SAUSAGE” STYLE SALAME WITH NICE BALANCE OF FAT, SALT, AND GARLIC
LOMO IBERICO:
CLASSIC SPANISH LOMO IBERICO
MADE FROM CERTIFIED PUREBRED IBERICO PIGS
DRY CURED PORK LOIN
*IBERICO PIGS ARE “BLACK HOOF” PIGS RAISED IN THE SPARSE OAK FORESTS OF SPAIN. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO ROAM FREELY AND HAVE A DIET THAT CONSISTS MOSTLY OF ACORNS. BECAUSE OF THESE CONDITIONS, THEY HAVE A PARTICULARLY MARBLED FAT DISTRIBUTION WHICH MAKES THEM PRIZED AND FLAVORFUL.
*OUR IBERICO PRODUCTS ARE IMPORTED DIRECTLY FROM SPAIN
SOUPS
TOMATO SOUP:
VEGAN.
ROASTED GARLIC, OLIVE OIL, HERBS, WHITE WINE, AND FIRE ROASTED TOMATOES.
*ALL SOUPS ARE HOUSEMADE AND HEATED TO ORDER
COMPLEMENTS
PICHOLINE OLIVES:
SMALL, FIRM GREEN OLIVES
PACKED IN BRINE
SALTY
MIXED OLIVES:
MIX OF ITALIAN OLIVES (GREEN AND PURPLE)
PACKED IN OIL WITH HERBS
CORNICHONS:
GHERKINS PICKLED WITH TARRAGON AND OTHER SPICES
PIPARRAS PEPPERS:
LONG THIN SPANISH PEPPERS
PACKED IN BRINE
MILD HEAT
SIMILAR TO PEPPERONCINI PEPPERS IN FLAVOR
SPICY VEGETABLE MIX:
*HOUSEMADE
MIX OF CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, RED BELL PEPPER, CARROTS AND GARLIC
PICKLED IN SPICY BRINE
PICKLED SHALLOTS:
*HOUSEMADE
THINLY SLICED SHALLOTS PICKLED IN SIMPLE BRINE WITH SHERRY VINEGAR
BOQUERONES:
ANCHOVIES MARINATED WITH OLIVE OIL, VINEGAR, AND HERBS
TANGY AND FISHY (IN A GOOD WAY)
SPICY PEPPER JELLY:
*HOUSEMADE
A BLEND OF NEW MEXICAN HATCH GREEN CHILES AND JALAPENOS
SERVED WITH CREAM CHEESE
SWEET AND SPICY AT THE SAME TIME
PEAR MOSTARDA:
PEAR PRESERVE MADE WITH A MUSTARD SEED BASE
SWEET WITH THE BITE OF MUSTARD
FIG JAM:
CLASSIC JAM MADE WITH FIGS
SWEET
TOMATO JAM:
*HOUSEMADE
A LITTLE SPICY, TANGY, AND SWEET AT THE SAME TIME
MADE WITH FIRE ROASTED TOMATOES, JALAPENOS, FRESH GINGER, AND GARLIC
NATURAL PECTIN IN TOMATOES MAKES JAM THICK
THIS IS NOT A VEGETARIAN OPTION —MY SECRET INGREDIENT IS FISH SAUCE!
MARINATED MUSHROOMS:
*HOUSEMADE
CRIMINI MUSHROOMS, ROASTED RED PEPPERS, GARLIC, SHALLOTS, AND GREEN ONION
MARINATED WITH RED WINE VINEGAR AND OLIVE OIL
FISH
SARDINES:
PACKED IN OIL
YES, THEY COME IN LITTLE TINS
FROM FRANCE
TUNA:
“BONITO”
FROM SPAIN
PACKED IN OIL, AGAIN, COMES IN LITTLE TINS