My parents just returned from a life-long dream vaca to Washington, DC (they're really into that history stuff) and while most parents would bring their children back a presidential trinket of some sort (I wouldn't have been opposed to a Michelle Obama talking doll that reminded me to eat my veggies) alas,my parents brought me back cheese.
This, ladies and gentleladies is Mt Tam, a triple cream, soft-ripened cheese from Cowgirl Creamery. Based out of the San Francisco Bay area, the creamery also has a retail store in the DC area.
Cowgirl Creamery desribes their cheese as such: "Just North of the San Francisco Bay, Mt. Tamalpais rises like a monument to Northern California's natural beauty. In deference, Cowgirl Creamery named its signature cheese MT TAM. It's a smooth, creamy, elegant, 10-oz, triple-cream - made with tasty organic milk from the Straus Family Dairy. MT TAM is firm, yet buttery with a mellow, earthy flavor reminiscent of white mushrooms."
I can describe it as a small, creamy cloud of pure butterfat that made me do the truffle shuffle across my kitchen floor. I had to throw the cheese knife across the room in order to not consume the whole thing.
Check out their site here to learn more about their artisanal methods and maybe order some for yourself. Be prepared to shuffle.
