Know nothing about artisanal cheese? These specialists are happy to help

Based by husband and spouse workforce Chris Moores and Chingyin Chin, The Cheese Store is among the long-standing speciality cheese shops in Singapore. With a complete of 4 outlets domestically (River Valley, Higher Bukit Timah, Joo Chiat, and Higher Thomson), its first outlet in Joo Chiat opened in 2014. Nonetheless, the newer Higher Thomson department – which opened mid-2021 – holds particular that means for the homeowners.

“We used to stay within the neighborhood and continuously visited Yahava Koffeeworks, the espresso home subsequent door. Being surrounded by lush greenery, the world was quiet and cosy, and there was this sense of neighborhood right here that we beloved. After we noticed this lot accessible, we couldn’t resist,” explains Chingyin, including that the shop’s spaciousness helps prospects really feel they will browse the number of cheese accessible with out feeling any form of strain.

The Cheese Store carries a variety of sentimental and laborious cheeses from informal on a regular basis ones to fancier artisanal cheeses, on prime of accompaniments resembling charcuterie and wines. For Chingyin, she loves crowd favourites just like the Wyke Farms Cheddar.

“We find it irresistible as a result of it comes all the way down to the fervour of the household homeowners and their workforce to create such a flavoursome product that’s ‘much less scary’ to newbies. There aren’t any craggy rinds (outer shell of the cheese) or funky smells that may be off-putting. Only a beautiful uncomplicated cheese that’s nice worth for cash and, extra importantly, very tasty,” she explains.

Chingyin shares that although she and Chris began the enterprise as a result of they each love cheese, their introduction to it started at a younger age with ubiquitous grocery store varieties, resembling The Laughing Cow model. She reiterates that there’s by no means any judgement for anybody who needs to study extra about cheese or begin easy. One strategy to begin easy? Go for extra beginner-friendly cheeses with fruit or a mixture of herbs and spices.

“The last decade-long ethos to supply nice tasting and ‘straightforward’ pure cheeses for native style buds led us down the trail of stocking Delice (triple cream cheese) with pineapples or cranberries from France, a spread of Goudas with herbs and spices from Netherlands and, in fact, cheddars from UK. Each nation has a spread of merchandise that cater to native style buds, and we’ve fortunately managed via trial and error to search out these merchandise!” says Chingyin.

“A part of The Cheese Store’s mission assertion is to convey cheese to a wider viewers. Actually, to encourage extra individuals to get acquainted with cheese, virtually each week, we host a complimentary cheese and wine sampling (as soon as a month at every of our 4 shops), the place you’ll get to pattern a couple of sorts of cheeses paired with a well-matched wine.”