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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Ms.
This is one of the only places I am able to find Sap Sago, and for a reasonable price. My grandmother made a dip from Sap Sago for every family holiday. I continue to follow that tradition. It would not be a holiday without Sap Sago. Please never stop carrying this item!
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I Cannot Lie - It's Great!
Since this cheese is often difficult to find and one of my favorites, I would love to tell everybody else to go buy something else instead so I can get more of it all for myself. But grated, it's delicious on everything with marinara sauce, and sometimes on buttered toast as well - if you REALLY love it like I do. It also freezes well for as long as I let it last. Homestead has been a dependable source for me for several years, with never a problem, even when everybody else has run out of sap sago until next season.
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buyer
Just like I remember from my childhood. Thank you!
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Queen of my home
This is the same wonderful cheese my Oma used to make for us when we were children. Grate one cone completely in food processor, then combine with 2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese. Eat on celery, on toasted English muffins, any type of cracker. The wrappers have changed over the years, but the flavor is exactly the same. Comfort food at its finest.
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So good!
I come from Bern and having these items available to me is the best! Like having a taste of home! One of my favorite cheeses for sure, of course Gruyere is the best, haha! That's a true "Swiss cheese"!
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Ms.
I love Sap Sago on hot buttered grits. Yummy.
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Mr
I first had this cheese when I was a lad over 60 years ago by my grandma. She would grate the cheese and spread butter over bread then sprinkle on the cheese and make a sandwich. The best cheese ever!! Has a nice bite to it but is not harsh. I crave it now but it isn’t available locally which is a shame.
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Mr.
Like everyone else old favorite of the family, purchased for my dad’s birthday, he just loves it.
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Home chef
I grew up eating and LOVING this cheese. One of my favorite ways of enjoying it is to grate it onto toast with mayonnaise! It is nice and strongly flavored and is delicious in dressings and dips. ENJOY!
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Miss
I always loved this cheese since I was a kid. My mom used to get it from her mom that still lived in Germany. But sadly she passed away a few years back. We were lucky because they sold it in our local grocery store for a few good years and suddenly they stopped selling it. :( We have been looking everywhere to buy this cheese. Then we finally found this site to order our favorite cheese from. This cheese brings back childhood memories for me since my mom and I were the only two that would eat this.
