Description
Sap Sago Cheese, also known as Swiss Schabziger®, is a hard cheese that comes packaged in a 3.17-ounce cone.
This almost fat-free cheese is for the more adventuresome, and you'll find that a little goes a long way. It can be kept at room temperature (although we keep it under refrigeration). It is imported from Switzerland.
History and Production of Sap Sago Cheese
Sap Sago has been made for more than 1000 years in the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Its production, using fresh, skimmed Alpine cows' milk, has remained unchanged for centuries.
The milk is heated and soured naturally. Then the raw cheese is salted and flavored with the Alpine herb blue fenugreek, a special variety of clover thay makes the cheese so healthy and gives it its characteristic aroma and attractive green herb color. The natural product is matured for over 5 months, during which time it develops its typical tangy flavor.
On April 24, 1463, the citizens of Germany approved by plebiscite a law on the production, storage, and labeling of the world's first branded product. Today Sap Sago is made and sold by employing the most modern techniques, yet keeping with traditional values.
Have Fun with Sap Sago Cheese
Sap Sago's uses are endless -- grate it over boiled or baked potatoes, noodles, pasta, pizza, soups and salads and even over apple and cherry pies. The Swiss often mix Sap Sago in equal parts with butter for a very tasty spread on fresh breads.
To easily grate Sap Sago, take a look at our Zyliss Classic Restaurant Rotary Cheese Grater. Sap Sago also comes as a powder, saving you the work of grating the cone.
- Made in: Switzerland
- Known as: Swiss Schabziger and Sap Sago
- Ingredients: Skimmed cows' milk, blue fenugreek (clover)
- How use: Grated over potatoes, pasta, pizza, soups, salads, popcorn, buttered bread, apple and cherry pies
- Unique qualities: Almost fat free, keeps without refrigeration (take note of the best-use date on the container)
- Companion product: Sap Sago Herb Cheese Powder, Zyliss Classic Restaurant Rotary Cheese Grater
Sap Sago Cheese:
Ingredients
Skimmed cows' milk, salt, blue fenugreek (clover). Aged over 150 days.
The actual product shipped may differ in ways which Homestead Market considers to be non-material from the description of the product set forth herein. Pictures and listed ingredients may not reflect manufacturer up-dates, new formulas and re-formulations. Please inspect the product closely upon receipt and contact Homestead Market if you are not satisfied with the product which you receive.
This product should be used only in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Please read all information about the product before use. Pay particular attention to any warnings or cautionary statements from the manufacturer. If you are uncertain about the use of a product, consult the manufacturer before using the product.
Details
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For something new, introduce your guests to this hard, low-fat, pungent grating cheese produced only in Glarus, Switzerland. Also known as Swiss Schabziger®. |
Customer Reviews
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At long last!
I have been looking for this cheese for years! I grew up with "Krauter Kase" and never have been able to find it except in Germany. This is very flavorful with great consistency for grating into butter. Makes a wonderful spread and brings back so many childhood memories! I add a few chopped up chives as well. Thank you!
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purchaser
I could not find Sap Sago cheese anywhere in the St. Louis area, so I looked on the internet and found Homestead Market. They were friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and prompt. The product was excellent.
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Sap Sago Cheese
This cheese is very hard to find so I am glad to have found Homestead Market. The product is always fresh and well packaged. I buy it in quantity and it keeps in my refrigerator for months. I have been buying it from Homestead for several years now.
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Staple Item
Your Sap Sago is a staple at our house.....an every day item!
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The best cheese
A source of hard to find products with fast service. Sap Sago is the best hard cheese around, but hard to find.
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Sap Sago
I haven''t had it in 20 years, but it tastes just like I remember it. Grate half of the Sap Sago, or Schabziger, and mix it with a stick of softened butter and the smear it on a slice of crusty bread. Ohh!
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Great cheese!
Thank you for carrying this wonderful cheese. I grew up eating this and love the flavor. It is impossible to buy in my area so I was very happy to find that you carry it. It arrived quickly and well packaged. The price and shipping were very reasonable. Thanks again!
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Sap Sago Cheese
I love this cheese grated on almost any vegetable, especially corn on the cob. It''s non-fat and adds a lift to when you don''t want to add extra calories with butter or out.
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Great in Potato pancakes
My grandmother in Holland made potato pancakes with Sap Sago cheese my entire life. Absolutely the best.
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Daughter
My mother is 90 years old and I have been looking for Sap Sago for her. It taste as good as she remembered and now the fourth generation has been introduced to Sap Sago. My granddaughter likes it on rye bread with butter. Thank You
